Tower Mustard

Turritis glabra

Summary 2

Arabis glabra, or tower mustard, is a tall, slim, grey-green plant with small creamy flowers at the top of the stem. It usually grows on poor chalky or sandy soils, in open situations. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is widespread in North America where it is also probably native. It can be found in many other parts of the world as an introduced species.

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  1. (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/photox/tower_mustard1.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritis_glabra

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