Brassicaceae FAMILY

Arabidopsis lyrata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Arabidopsis lyrata is an erect, biennial to perennial plant producing one to a few stems, sometimes sparingly branched, 10 - 30cm long[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthern and central Europe, through northern Asia to Japan; N. America - Alaska to Ontaria, south to Washington and Georgia

HabitatCliffs, ledges, thickets, stream and river banks, woods, limestone crevices and bluffs, sandstone hills and outcrops, serpentine rocks and barrens, shale, talus, sand dunes; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].