What is "rockcress"

1. n. noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium [syn: yellow rocket, rocket cress, Barbarea vulgaris, Sisymbrium barbarea]

2. any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis [syn: rock cress]

Rockcress is a common name used for several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae:

• Arabis, with primarily Old World species
• Arabidopsis, with primarily European species
• Boechera, with primarily North American species
• Cardaminopsis

Category:Brassicaceae