Species

Fourraea alpina (L.) Greuter & Burdet

Alpine Rockcress

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Fourraea ()

Synonyms

Fourraea alpina
Arabis brassica
Arabis brassicaeformis
Arabis brassiciformis
Arabis pauciflora
Turritis brassica
Turritis pauciflora

Related species

Fourraea alpina (L.) Greuter & Burdet - Alpine Rockcress

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. flowers: whitish. fruits: siliques, erect or protruding, seeds in each fruit-locule 1‑rowed; valves: 1‑nerved; fruit beak: absent. seeds: not winged. stem: glabrous. leaves: pruinose bluish, undivided. basal leaves: occasionally ciliate. upper stem-le...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Fourraea alpina

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Fourraea alpina

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Fourraea alpina

Fourraea alpina

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, screes, rocky habitats

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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