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Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. petraea

Northern Rock Cress, Sand Dune Rockcress
Other regional names: Sanddune Rockcress
  • Sanddune Rockcress
Also known as: Arabidopsis ambigua de Candolle +19 more
  • Arabidopsis ambigua de Candolle
  • Arabidopsis amurensis (N.Busch) D.A.German
  • Arabidopsis media (N.Busch) D.A.German
  • Arabidopsis petraea (L.) Kolník & Marhold
  • Arabidopsis petraea subsp. septentrionalis (N.Busch) Elven & D.F.Murray
  • Arabidopsis petraea subsp. umbrosa (Tolm.) Elven & D.F.Murray
  • Arabidopsis septentrionalis (N.Busch) D.A.German
  • Arabidopsis umbrosa (Turcz. ex Steud.)
  • Arabis ambigua DC.
  • Arabis amurensis N.Busch
  • Arabis arenosa subsp. petraea (L.) Čelak.
  • Arabis arnicola var. pubescens
  • Arabis crantziana Ehrh. ex Willd.
  • Arabis grandiflora Freyn
  • Arabis hispida L.
  • Arabis hispida var. hastula Gray
  • Arabis media N.Busch
  • Arabis media var. angustifolia N.Busch
  • Arabis media var. glandulosa N.Busch
  • Arabis petraea (L.) Lam.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial or perennial.

Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. petraea (commonly known as Northern Rock-cress or Sand Dune Rockcress) is a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this subspecies is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Arabidopsis lyrata, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Biennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Amur, Austria, Buryatiya, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, North European Russia, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Sakhalin, Sweden, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Base Species & Variations

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