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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Turritis glabra
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Read more about Tower Mustard at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabis glabra
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Turritis glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7 (2010)
Turritis glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-25-002:
Arabis glabra FAMILY Brassicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Tower Mustard, Towercress
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_argl_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Turritis glabra
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arabis glabra
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Turritis glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 7
Turritis glabra
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-25-002:
Arabis glabra
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
3241
Forb
Biennial/Perennial
Habitat: Prairies, calcareous forests and woodlands, open disturbed areas, forest edges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina? or possibly introduced
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate (basal rosette & lower stem leaves usually absent or withered at flowe
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white, yellowish
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Silique
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