Common Name: tower mustard
Scientific Name: Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.
Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - biennial, reproducing by seed

stems - upright, unbranched, waxy, blueish-green, narrow profile growth habit 1, growth habit 2

leaves - basal leaves long, toothed, senescence at flowering; stem leaves sessile, sagittate leaves 1, leaves 2

flowers - 4-petaled, small, very pale yellow or cream flowers

seedpods - siliques, long, held upright close to stem

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