Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Arabidopsis thaliana
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabidopsis thaliana
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-15-001:
Arabidopsis thaliana
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Arabidopsis thaliana
COMMON NAME:
Mouse-ear Cress
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arth_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm160311_147
March Greenville County SC
Stems usually range from 5-30cm tall, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160311_149
March Greenville County SC
Fruit terete; petals 2-4mm long, entire, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_thaliana_0084
March Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_thaliana_0087
March Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_a_thaliana_0088
March Iredell County NC
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JK Marlow jkm150407_111
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Silique 1-1.5cm long, 0.8-1mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm150407_111115
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150407_114
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves mostly basal, spatulate, hairy, < 2" long, the few stem lvs smaller, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Arabidopsis thaliana
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabidopsis thaliana
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-15-001:
Arabidopsis thaliana
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Arabidopsis thaliana
3236
Forb
Winter annual
Non-native: Eurasia
Habitat: Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides, lawns, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens slightly tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
FRUIT:
Spring
Silique
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p099
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p020
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p058