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Turritis glabra  L.
Tower rockcress
Turritis glabra is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Arabis glabra
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Turritis
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: canyons

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:
JEFArabis glabra var. furcatipilis
JEFArabis glabra
PLANTSArabis glabra
Information about  Turritis glabra from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ARGL)

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[gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org] Range, Habitat, Native American Medicinal Uses: Tower mustard is native to North America as well as Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It inhabits woodlands, dry fields and disturbed areas in all New England states. Its name refers to the tall, narrow aspect of the plant. The Cheyenne made a tea of this plant to treat colds and as a general tonic to prevent sickness. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/06/2024).