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Lyrate Rockcress

Arabidopsis lyrata (L.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Lyrate Rockcress
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Arabidopsis lyrata, the lyrate rockcress, is a flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana, a widely studied model organism in plant biology.

Description

Arabidopsis lyrata is a member of the Brassicaceae family and is closely related to the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana. It is native to various regions including North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. Its distribution spans from Vermont and Alaska in the United States to areas in Canada, Russia, and Europe. The species was published in 1997 and is commonly known as lyrate rockcress.

Other common names

Lyrate RockcressLyre-Leaved Rock CressLyre-Leaved Rockcress

Distribution

Vermont-US · NO · Alabama · Alaska · Alberta · Aleutian Is. · Amur · Austria · British Columbia · Buryatiya · Chita · Connecticut · Czechoslovakia · Delaware · District of Columbia · East European Russia · Finland · Føroyar · Georgia · Germany · Great Britain · Hungary · Iceland · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Ireland · Irkutsk · Italy · Japan

Synonyms

Sisymbrium arabidoidesArabis lyrata f. parvisiliquaCardamine spathulataErysimum lyratumHesperis humifusaArabis lyrata var. lyrata

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