Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. in Holl et Heynh.

Spice Flowers and fruits In the field

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Arabidopsis

Catalan common name: Arabidopsis.

Spanish common name: Arabidopsis.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Cosmopolitan and subcosmopolitan

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Therophytic silicolous fields.

Characteristics: Generally in meadows full of annuals, in dry and sandy places on silicic soils (rarely on calcareous) although can also be found along roadsides, fields or walls. A small herb covered with a short and lax pilosity. Most of the leaves are basal are linear, 12-20 x 0.7-0.8 mm. It is the plant most use in genetic engineering, as it has a very short life cycle.