*Arabidopsis thaliana (Linnaeus) Heynhold. Mouse-ear Cress, Thal-cress. Phen: Mar-May. Hab: Disturbed areas, fields, roadsides, lawns. Dist: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Other Comments: Arabidopsis thaliana has sometimes been referred to as the white mouse of the vascular plant world, having been very extensively used as an experimental plant.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA7, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Al-Shehbaz (1988a), O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz (1997), Rollins (1993); = Stenophragma thaliana (L.) Čelak. – S13, orthographic variant; = Stenophragma thalianum (L.) Čelak.
Links to other floras: = Arabidopsis thaliana - FNA7
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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