Turritis glabra |
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tower rock-cress, tower-mustard |
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Habit | Plants (3–)4–12(–15) dm, sparsely to densely pilose basally, glabrous distally, trichomes simple and short-stalked, forked. |
Basal leaves | blades spatulate, oblanceolate, or oblong, (4–)5–12(–15) cm × 10–30 mm, apex obtuse, surfaces usually pubescent, rarely glabrous. |
Cauline leaves | blade lanceolate, oblong-elliptic, or ovate, 2–9(–12) cm × (5–)10–25(–40) mm, apex acute. |
Flowers | sepals (2.5–)3–5 × 0.5–1.2 mm, glabrous; petals 5–8.5 × 1.3–1.7 mm; filaments slender, median pairs 3.5–6.5 mm, lateral pair 2.5–4.5 mm; anthers 0.7–1.5 mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | appressed to rachis, (6–)7–16(–20) mm, glabrous. |
Fruits | (3–)4–10(–12.5) cm × 0.7–1.5 mm; style 0.5–0.8(–1) mm. |
Seeds | 0.6–1.2 × 0.5–0.9 mm. |
2n | = 12, 16, 32. |
Turritis glabra |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jul. |
Habitat | Forest margins, fields, roadsides, stream banks, disturbed sites, mountain slopes, woods, meadows |
Elevation | 0-2800 m (0-9200 ft) |
Distribution |
AK; AZ; CA; CO; CT; IA; ID; IL; IN; MA; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NE; NH; NM; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; SD; TN; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NT; ON; QC; SK; YT; Europe; sw Asia; n Africa [Introduced in Australia]
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Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 458. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Camelineae > Turritis |
Synonyms | Arabis glabra, Arabis glabra var. furcatipilis, Arabis macrocarpa, Arabis perfoliata, Arabis pseudoturritis, T. glabra var. lilacina, T. macrocarpa, T. pseudoturritis |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 666. (1753) |
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