Arabidopsis halleri
Lyrate Rockcress
Arabidopsis lyrata
(L.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz Species
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- Botanical name
- Arabidopsis lyrata
- Also known as
- Lyrate Rockcress, Lyre-Leaved Rock Cress, Lyre-Leaved Rockcress
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Arabidopsis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Lyrate Rockcress
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Arabidopsis lyrata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Arabis lyrata f. parvisiliqua
Arabis lyrata var. lyrata
Cardamine spathulata
Erysimum lyratum
Hesperis humifusa
Sisymbrium arabidoides
Others in Arabidopsis
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