Turritis Glabra (Noun)
Meaning
Or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Turritis glabra is commonly known as tower cress or tower mustard and belongs to the Brassicaceae plant family.
- Its habitats across Europe range from damp pastures to well-drained uplands where Turritis glabra thrives as a cool-season annual weed.
- Erect growth and unbranched inflorescence are typical characteristics of the Turritis glabra plant.
- The classification of Turritis glabra reveals its significant connections with the Brassicales order, where numerous wild mustard species can be discovered.
- Arabis glabra, also classified under the Turritis genus, is an accepted synonym used across the scientific community in research related to erect cress species found in Europe.