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Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
mouseear cress

       
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Photo of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

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Synonyms:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

  ARTH2 Arabis thaliana L.
  SITH3 Sisymbrium thalianum (L.) J. Gay & Monn.
 

Distribution:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, ON, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 3 species in Arabidopsis
 

Classification:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Capparales
Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus Arabidopsis Heynh. – rockcress
Species Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. – mouseear cress
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

mouse-ear cress
mouseear cress

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23041.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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