Arabis hirsuta
(L.) Scop.
Brassicaceae
The taxa Arabis eschscholtziana Andrz. ex Ledeb. (syn Arabis hirsuta subsp. eschscholtziana (Andrz.) Hultén) and Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins (syn Arabis hirsuta subsp. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Hultén) are both treated as synonyms of Arabis hirsuta here. Both are treated as distinct in the Flora of North America[
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.
,
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]
Arabis accedens Jord.
Arabis brownii Jord.
Arabis collisparsa Jord.
Arabis conferta Willd. ex Rchb.
Arabis contracta Spenn.
Arabis curtisiliqua DC.
Arabis eschscholtziana Andrz. ex Ledeb.
Arabis gracilescens Jord.
Arabis hirtella Jord.
Arabis hornungiana Schur
Arabis idanensis Jord.
Arabis marschalliana Steud.
Arabis montana Lam.
Arabis muralis sadina Samp.
Arabis nemoralis Steud.
Arabis nipponica (Franch. & Sav.) H.Boissieu
Arabis ovata (Pursh) Poir.
Arabis ovata glabrata (Torr. & A.Gray) Farw.
Arabis petricola Jord.
Arabis platystigma (Beck) Beck
Arabis propera Jord.
Arabis propinqua Jord.
Arabis pycnocarpa M.Hopkins
Arabis pycnocarpa glabrata (Torr. & A.Gray) M.Hopkins
Arabis reichenbachii Syme
Arabis retziana Beurl. ex Nyman
Arabis rupestris Nutt.
Arabis sadina (Samp.) Cout.
Arabis sagittata nipponica Franch. & Sav.
Arabis sagittata ovata (Pursh) DC.
Arabis stelleri eschscholtziana (Andrz.) N.Busch
Crucifera contracta E.H.L.Krause
Erysimum hirsutum (L.) Kuntze
Turrita hirsuta (L.) Bubani
Turritis accedens Fourr.
Turritis collisparsa Fourr.
Turritis curtisiliqua Fr. ex DC.
Turritis gerardiana Ramond ex DC.
Turritis hirtella Fourr.
Turritis idanensis Fourr.
Turritis multiflora Lapeyr.
Turritis oblongata Raf.
Turritis propera Fourr.
Turritis raji J.Presl & C.Presl
Turritis stenopetala Willd.
Common Name:
General Information
Arabis hirsuta is an erect, herbaceous perennial (occasionally biennial) plant forming a rosette of leaves with a flowering stem growing 10 - 80cm tall[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
266
Range
Most of Europe, through northern and southwestern Asia to Iran, China, Japan.; N. America - Alaska to Quebec, south to California and Georgia
Habitat
Chalk and limestone slopes, limestone rocks and walls, dunes and dry banks[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
]. Meadows, grassy slopes, roadsides, mixed forests; at elevations from 300 - 4,000 metres in China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Biennial/Perennial |
| Height | 0.60 m |
| Pollinators | Bees, Lepidoptera, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Easily grown in ordinary well-drained soil. Succeeds in dry soils and on walls[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Edible Uses
Young leaves - cooked[
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - it is best to surface sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a light position in a cold frame[
134- Title
- Growing from Seed. Volume 2.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Rice. G. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Thompson and Morgan.
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
]. Seed can also be sown in spring. It usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks at 21°c[
134- Title
- Growing from Seed. Volume 2.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Rice. G. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Thompson and Morgan.
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation. An interesting article on Ensete ventricosum.
]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division after flowering[
111- Title
- Popular Hardy Perennials.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Sanders. T. W.
- Publisher
- Collingridge
- Year
- 1926
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A fairly wide range of perennial plants that can be grown in Britain and how to grow them.
]. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out straight into their permanent positions if required.
Cuttings in a shady border in summer[
1- Title
- RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
- Publication
-
- Author
- F. Chittendon.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1951
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
].
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