Arabidopsis thaliana

Common Name: 
mouse-ear cress
Scientific Name: 
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
Family Name: 
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced winter annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
reproductive, upright, branch or unbranched, pubescent, single or multiple form base
Stems of Mouse-Ear Cress
Stems of Mouse-Ear Cress
Stems of Mouse-Ear Cress
Stems of Mouse-Ear Cress
Leaves
basal rosette, oblanceolate or oblong, entire or slightly toothed, pubescent with star-shaped hairs, stem leaves smaller, sessile, entire
Leaves of Mouse-Ear Cress
Flowers
4-petaled, white, terminal and axillary racemes, compact becoming elongated in fruit
Seed Pods
silique, cylindrical, narrow, long
Seedpods of Mouse-Ear Cress
Seedpods of Mouse-Ear Cress