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Turritis glabra

Tower-mustard

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130491

Element CodePDBRA060P0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusTurritis

Synonyms

Arabis glabra(L.) Bernh.

Other Common Names

Arabette glabre (FR) tower rockcress (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (2010, vol. 7) treats this species as Turritis glabra; it was recognized as Arabis glabra by Kartesz (1994 and 1999). Two varieties (vars. glabra and furcatipilis) were recognized in the species Arabis glabra by Rollins (Crucifers monograph, 1993) and by Kartesz (1994 checklist). However, these varieties were not maintained by Mulligan (1995, Arabis revision, Rhodora 97: 109-163), Kartesz (1999), or FNA (2010, vol. 7).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-16

Change Date1984-02-09

Rank Reasons

Circumboreal; widespread in North America. Apparently native in parts of the U.S. and Canada, but may be introduced in other parts.

Range Extent Comments

Circumboreal; widespread in North America. Apparently native in parts of the U.S. and Canada, but may be introduced in other parts.

Possibly introduced in parts of Canada (Moss, 1994). Native in the U.S. but apparently introduced from southern Alaska-Yukon-District of Mackenzie-British Columbia-Alberta to Saskatchawan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and perhaps New Brunswick (Scoggan, 1978). Rare in North Carolina and Virginia; possibly introduced there (Weakley, 2000).

Threat Impact Comments

Arabis glabra may be at risk due to undetermined causes of decline (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S3	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Nevada	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNA	No
Nebraska	S3	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Kansas	SNA	No
California	SNR	Yes
Ohio	S2	Yes
Kentucky	SU	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S5	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Missouri	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Utah	S5	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SH	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	S1	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (56)

California (25)

Area	Forest	Acres
Antimony	Los Padres National Forest	40,911
Backbone	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	11,466
Bald Rock	Plumas National Forest	4,675
Barney Riley	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	8,083
Black Butte	Mendocino National Forest	15,461
Black Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	15,102
Burnt Lava Flow	Modoc National Forest	8,387
Dennison Peak	Sequoia National Forest	6,293
East Fork	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	6,201
Elk Creek	Mendocino National Forest	23,182
Grindstone	Mendocino National Forest	26,031
Hoover - Green Ck No	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	7,155
Ishi	Lassen National Forest	21,805
Ladd	Cleveland National Forest	5,300
Middle Fork	Plumas National Forest	29,278
Mill Creek	Lassen National Forest	7,587
Moses	Sequoia National Forest	22,077
Nessie	Inyo National Forest	830
Parsnip	Modoc National Forest	8,485
Pyramid Peak B	San Bernardino National Forest	7,194
San Dimas	Angeles National Forest	7,160
Sawmill - Badlands	Los Padres National Forest	51,362
South Sierra	Sequoia National Forest	8,008
South Sierra	Inyo National Forest	41,853
Woodpecker	Sequoia National Forest	11,936

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peace Rock	Boise National Forest	191,734

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rose - Whites Canyon	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	2,568
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Wolf - Gordon Pond	White Mountain National Forest	11,846

Oregon (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baldy Mountain	Malheur National Forest	6,416
Glacier Mountain	Malheur National Forest	20,661
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606
Lookout Mountain	Ochoco National Forest	14,115
Mt. Emily	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	8,421
Sky Lakes A	Winema National Forest	3,940
Snake River	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	31,229

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rogers Ridge	Cherokee National Forest	4,738

Utah (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder Mountain	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	8,852
Clarkston Mtn.	Caribou National Forest	7,099
Clear Creek	Sawtooth National Forest	7,188
Hancock	Dixie National Forest	9,809
Lone Peak Contiguous	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	874
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922
Right Hand Fork Logan	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	15,023

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Devil's Den 09083	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	9,169

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Manastash	Wenatchee National Forest	11,155
Norse Peak	Wenatchee National Forest	10,169
Quartz	Wenatchee National Forest	8,550
Upper Skokomish	Olympic National Forest	9,311

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Mountain Hopeville	Monongahela National Forest	6,525

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grayback Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	295,113
Horse Creek Mesa	Bighorn National Forest	77,808
Little Bighorn	Bighorn National Forest	133,949

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.