Common Name
Lyre-leaf rock cress
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
1.5
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Rocky woodlands, barrens, and crevices or thin-soiled ledges on outcrops of limestone, dolostone, siltstone, metasiltstone, amphibolite, metabasalt, diabase, and other mafic and felsic igneous and metamorphic rocks; xeric, sandy woodlands and riverbanks in the coastal Plain. Infrequent in the mountains and inner piedmont; rare in the outer piedmont and coastal Plain.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry
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