Arabis alpina L.

Species

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Arabis

Sinònims: Arabis alpina L. subsp. alpina

Spanish common name: Arábide alpina.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Southwestern Eurosiberian

Plants protected by law: País Valencià Catalogue.

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Fir forest and beech forest. Pinus sylvestris forest. Forest border. Mesophyll mountainous grasslands. Limestone outcrops and humid, cold, shaded perennial grasslands in mountain areas

Characteristics: Biennial or perennial plant, erect, up to 15 cm tall. Leaves ovate or lanceolate, with serrate or slightly lobed margins; basal leaves form a rosette; upper leaves are sessile, with two basal lobes clasping the stem. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, with short hairs; 4 sepals, the lateral ones bearing a basal extension forming a hump; petals white. Fruits are erect, elongated, flat, with a well-marked central vein