''Turritis'' (commonly known as towercress or tower mustard)
is a plant
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
in the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...
. It contains the following two species:
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Turritis glabra'' (tower rockcress)
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Turritis laxa''
Various other species have formerly been included in ''Turritis''. The following list of synonyms is from ''
BrassiBase BrassiBase is on online resource that documents information and research related to species within the plant family Brassicaceae. It is hosted by the University of Heidelberg. The website defines itself as "tools and biological resources for Brassic ...
'' version 1.3:
* ''Turritis alpina'' → ''
Arabis ciliata''
* ''Turritis auriculata'' → ''
Arabis auriculata
''Arabis auriculata'' is a herbaceous, flowering plant from the family Brassicaceae. It flowers from March to July.
Besides the type form, René Maire described the ''Arabis auriculata'' f. ''umbrosa'' form.
The species '' Draba nuda'' has been ...
''
* ''Turritis brachycarpa'' → ''
Boechera grahamii
''Boechera'' (rockcress) is a genus of the family Brassicaceae. It was named after the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher (1909–1983), who was known for his research in alpine plants, including the mustards ''Draba'' and ''Boechera holboellii''. ...
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* ''Turritis brassica'' → ''
Fourraea alpina''
* ''Turritis caerulea'' → ''
Arabis caerulea''
* ''Turritis chilensis'' → ''
Rorippa coxii''
* ''Turritis ciliata'' → ''
Arabis ciliata''
* ''Turritis dregeana'' → ''
Turritis glabra''
* ''Turritis drummondii'' → ''
Boechera angustifolia''
* ''Turritis falcata'' → ''
Boechera falcata''
* ''Turritis gerardii'' → ''
Arabis nemorensis''
* ''Turritis grahamii'' → ''
Boechera grahamii
''Boechera'' (rockcress) is a genus of the family Brassicaceae. It was named after the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher (1909–1983), who was known for his research in alpine plants, including the mustards ''Draba'' and ''Boechera holboellii''. ...
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* ''Turritis hirsuta'' → ''
Arabis hirsuta
''Arabis hirsuta'', known as hairy rock-cress, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. In previous North American works, this species has been broadly defined to include plants native to Europe, Asia, and the northern half of North Amer ...
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* ''Turritis hispidula'' → ''
Exhalimolobos hispidulus''
* ''Turritis laevigata'' → ''
Borodinia laevigata''
* ''Turritis lasiophylla'' → ''
Streptanthus lasiophyllus''
* ''Turritis loeselii'' → ''
Sisymbrium loeselii''
* ''Turritis macrocarpa'' → ''
Turritis glabra''
* ''Turritis mollis'' → ''
Crucihimalaya bursifolia
''Crucihimalaya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is Sinai to China.
Species:
*''Crucihimalaya axillaris
''Crucihimalaya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassic ...
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* ''Turritis nemorensis'' → ''
Arabis nemorensis''
* ''Turritis nova'' → ''
Arabis nova'' subsp. ''nova''
* ''Turritis ochroleuca'' → ''
Pseudoturritis turrita''
* ''Turritis patula'' → ''
Arabis auriculata
''Arabis auriculata'' is a herbaceous, flowering plant from the family Brassicaceae. It flowers from March to July.
Besides the type form, René Maire described the ''Arabis auriculata'' f. ''umbrosa'' form.
The species '' Draba nuda'' has been ...
''
* ''Turritis patula'' → ''
Boechera grahamii
''Boechera'' (rockcress) is a genus of the family Brassicaceae. It was named after the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher (1909–1983), who was known for his research in alpine plants, including the mustards ''Draba'' and ''Boechera holboellii''. ...
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* ''Turritis pauciflora'' → ''
Fourraea alpina''
* ''Turritis planisiliqua'' → ''
Arabis planisiliqua''
* ''Turritis praecox'' → ''
Arabis planisiliqua''
* ''Turritis pseudoturritis'' → ''
Turritis glabra''
* ''Turritis pubescens'' → ''
Arabis pubescens'' subsp. ''pubescens''
* ''Turritis purpurea'' → ''
Arabis verna''
* ''Turritis retrofracta'' → ''
Boechera retrofracta''
* ''Turritis sagittata'' → ''
Arabis sagittata''
* ''Turritis salsuginea'' → ''
Eutrema salsugineum''
* ''Turritis setosa'' → ''
Coincya monensis
''Coincya monensis'' is a plant species in the family Brassicaceae. ''Coincya monensis'' is native to western Europe and Morocco, but has been introduced in North America.
Subspecies
It contains the subspecies:
* ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''cheir ...
'' subsp. ''cheiranthos''
* ''Turritis spathulata'' → ''
Arabis eschscholtziana''
* ''Turritis stricta'' → ''
Arabis allionii''
* ''Turritis stricta'' → ''
Boechera angustifolia''
* ''Turritis stricta'' → ''
Turritis glabra''
References
External links
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Brassicaceae genera
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