Arabidopsis arenosa
Polar Rockcress, Sand Rock Cress
Also known as: Arabis arenosa (L.) Scop. +12 more
- Arabis arenosa (L.) Scop.
- Arabis arenosa var. borbasii Zapal.
- Arabis halleri Lucé
- Arabis intermedia Freyn
- Arabis petraea var. arenosa (L.) Neilr.
- Arabis thaliana var. hispida Wahlenb.
- Arabis thaliana var. urbicola Hartm.
- Cardamine arenosa (L.) Roth
- Cardamine petraea Townson
- Cardaminopsis arenosa (L.) Hayek
- Cardaminopsis carpatica Mesícek
- Stenophragma arenosum (L.) B.Fedtsch.
- Thlaspi arenosum (L.) Lapeyr., 1813
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Arabidopsis arenosa (commonly known as Polar Rockcress or Sand Rock-Cress) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Indigenous to Europe and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
East European Russia, Finland, Great Britain, Krasnoyarsk, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Spain, Sweden
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms