Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.

Spice

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Arabis

Catalan common name: Àrabis. Àrabis glabra.

Spanish common name: Torreada.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Forest border.

Characteristics: Grows in shady and cool grasslands, like forest borders, roadsides, pastures, etc. Can be distinguished from other species of this genus as its basal leaves are dentate and pubescent, and the caulines are glabrous and auriculate at the base.