Figure 2.
Wild Arabis species potentially could be used to identify gene function based on outcrossed hybrids. (A) Arabis fecunda, a rare species endemic to western Montana with some ecotypes showing drought tolerance. (Photo by Jin-Zhong Lin.) (B) Halimolobos perplexa, a relative ofArabidopsis that grows in the northern Rocky Mountains. It is well adapted to hot, dry environments. (Photo by Thomas Mitchell-Olds.)
