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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Brassicaceae
Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.
tower mustard, tower rock-cress
Arabis: a Greek word used for "mustard" or "cress," and the Greek word for Arabia, perhaps referring to the ability of these plants to grow in rocky or sandy soils (?)
glabra: Latin for "smooth" referring to lack of hairs on leaves and stems
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 12"-60" tall forb; stems usually hairy toward the base and smooth above |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 1/8"-1/4"; inflorescence a tight, short cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | long, thin, roundish pod pointing upward; seeds in 2 rows |
| Leaf: | lance-like, clasping, smooth |
| Habitat: | sun; dry; prairies, fields |
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