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Turritis glabra L.

Tower Mustard

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Turritis ()

Synonyms

Turritis glabra
Arabis crepidipoda
Arabis glabra
Arabis glabra subsp. pseudoturritis
Arabis perfoliata
Arabis pseudoturritis
Turritis glabra subsp. pseudoturritis
Turritis pseudoturritis

Related species

Turritis glabra L. - Tower Mustard

Traits


    60–120 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose. flowers: light-yellowish to whitish. fruits: siliques, erect or protruding, several times longer than the stalk, seeds in each fruit-locule 2‑rowed. leaves: pruinose bluish. upper stem-leaves: undivided, at the base heart-shap...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Turritis glabra

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Turritis glabra

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Turritis glabra

Turritis glabra

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, screes, rocky habitats, ruderal vegetation, dunes

  • in dry habitats

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