Pseudoturritis turrita
Arabette tourette
Tower Cress
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Sainte Baume |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | 7-11 mm |
| Flowering months | March, April, May, June, July |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 20-80 cm |
Description
Also known as Arabis turrita.
Lightly wooded areas.
Flowers
A creamy-white flower at the top of a stiffly erect stem. The flowers develop into distinctive, long and pendulous, twisted fruit.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Oval to lanceolate, pointed, clasping the stem, serrated.
Fruits Seeds
Silique: a long narrow seedpod, splitting open when mature, 10-15 cm long.
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