Arabidopsis thaliana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

Arabidopsis, Mouse ear, Mouseear cress

2010 Gerald Carr

2009 Robert Steers

2010 Gerald Carr

2021 John Rawlings

2010 Gerald Carr

2021 John Rawlings

2023 Heather Morrison

Arabidopsis thaliana is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~149 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Arabidopsis
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arabis thaliana
PLANTS	Sisymbrium thalianum

Information about Arabidopsis thaliana from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARTH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).