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Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
mouseear cress
Symbol: ARTH
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
ARTH Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
 

ARTH2

Arabis thaliana L.
 

SITH3

Sisymbrium thalianum (L.) J. Gay & Monn.
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State Distributional Map for ARTH
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Plant Distribution by State

Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

ARTH

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Related Taxa:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 2 species in Arabidopsis

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Classification:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Capparales –
                         Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
                            Genus Arabidopsis Heynh. – rockcress
                               Species Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. – mouseear cress

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Invasive Information:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
        mouse-ear cress
        mouseear cress
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23041.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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