''Turritis'' (commonly known as towercress or tower mustard) is a plant genus in the family Brassicaceae. It contains the following two species: The entire dataset is at *''

Turritis glabra ''Arabis glabra'', commonly known as tower rockcress or tower mustard, is a tall, slim, grey-green plant with small creamy flowers at the top of the stem. It usually grows on poor chalky or sandy soils, in open situations. It is native to Europe, ...

'' (tower rockcress) *''

Turritis laxa ''Turritis'' (commonly known as towercress or tower mustard) is a plant genus in the family Brassicaceae. It contains the following two species: The entire dataset is at *''Turritis glabra'' (tower rockcress) *''Turritis laxa'' Various other ...

'' Various other species have formerly been included in ''Turritis''. The following list of synonyms is from '' BrassiBase'' version 1.3: * ''Turritis alpina'' → '' Arabis ciliata'' * ''Turritis auriculata'' → ''

Arabis auriculata ''Arabis auriculata'' is a herbaceous, flowering plant from the family Brassicaceae. It flowers from March to July. Besides the type form, René Maire described the ''Arabis auriculata'' f. ''umbrosa'' form. The species '' Draba nuda'' has been ...

'' * ''Turritis brachycarpa'' → '' Boechera grahamii'' * ''Turritis brassica'' → ''

Fourraea alpina ''Fourraea alpina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, and the only member of the genus ''Fourraea''. It is native to Europe, where its range extends from Spain in the west to Croatia in the east, and from Belgium and Cze ...

'' * ''Turritis caerulea'' → '' Arabis caerulea'' * ''Turritis chilensis'' → '' Rorippa coxii'' * ''Turritis ciliata'' → '' Arabis ciliata'' * ''Turritis dregeana'' → ''

'' * ''Turritis drummondii'' → '' Boechera angustifolia'' * ''Turritis falcata'' → '' Boechera falcata'' * ''Turritis gerardii'' → '' Arabis nemorensis'' * ''Turritis grahamii'' → '' Boechera grahamii'' * ''Turritis hirsuta'' → ''

Arabis hirsuta ''Arabis hirsuta'', known as hairy rock-cress, is a flowering plant of the genus ''Arabis'' in the family Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonl ...

'' * ''Turritis hispidula'' → '' Exhalimolobos hispidulus'' * ''Turritis laevigata'' → ''

Borodinia laevigata ''Borodinia laevigata'' is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name smooth rockcress. It is native to many areas of the eastern United States and Canada, where it grows in calcareous rocky woods and bluffs. It i ...

'' * ''Turritis lasiophylla'' → ''

Streptanthus lasiophyllus ''Streptanthus lasiophyllus'', many synonyms including ''Guillenia lasiophylla'', is a species of mustard plant The mustard plant is any one of several plant species in the genera ''Brassica'' and ''Sinapis'' in the family Brassicaceae (the ...

'' * ''Turritis loeselii'' → ''

Sisymbrium loeselii ''Sisymbrium loeselii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by several common names, including small tumbleweed mustard, false London-rocket, throughe(ver:kashmiri) and tall hedge mustard. It is native to Eurasia, and ...

'' * ''Turritis macrocarpa'' → ''

'' * ''Turritis mollis'' → ''

Crucihimalaya bursifolia ''Crucihimalaya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Sinai to China. Species: *''Crucihimalaya axillaris ''Crucihimalaya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassi ...

'' * ''Turritis nemorensis'' → '' Arabis nemorensis'' * ''Turritis nova'' → ''

Arabis nova ''Arabis'' ,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 or rockcress, is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae. Description The species are herbaceous, annual or perennial plants, growing to 10–80 cm tall, ...

'' subsp. ''nova'' * ''Turritis ochroleuca'' → '' Pseudoturritis turrita'' * ''Turritis patula'' → ''

'' * ''Turritis patula'' → '' Boechera grahamii'' * ''Turritis pauciflora'' → ''

'' * ''Turritis planisiliqua'' → '' Arabis planisiliqua'' * ''Turritis praecox'' → '' Arabis planisiliqua'' * ''Turritis pseudoturritis'' → ''

'' * ''Turritis pubescens'' → '' Arabis pubescens'' subsp. ''pubescens'' * ''Turritis purpurea'' → ''

Arabis verna ''Arabis'' ,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 or rockcress, is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae. Description The species are herbaceous, annual or perennial plants, growing to 10–80 cm tall, us ...

'' * ''Turritis retrofracta'' → ''

Boechera retrofracta ''Boechera retrofracta'' is a species of flowering plant in family Brassicaceae. The common names include reflexed rockcress. Description ''Boechera retrofracta'' is a biennial or short-lived perennial species. The plants typically have single ...

'' * ''Turritis sagittata'' → ''

Arabis sagittata ''Arabis'' ,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 or rockcress, is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae. Description The species are herbaceous, annual or perennial plants, growing to 10–80 cm tall, ...

'' * ''Turritis salsuginea'' → ''

Eutrema salsugineum ''Eutrema salsugineum'' (syn. ''Thellungiella salsuginea''), the saltwater cress or salt-lick mustard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. A petite annual or biennial, it is native to Central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia, north ...

'' * ''Turritis setosa'' → ''

Coincya monensis ''Coincya monensis'' is a plant species in the family Brassicaceae. ''Coincya monensis'' is native to western Europe and Morocco, but has been introduced in North America. Subspecies It contains the subspecies: * ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''cheir ...

'' subsp. ''cheiranthos'' * ''Turritis spathulata'' → ''

Arabis eschscholtziana ''Arabis hirsuta'', known as hairy rock-cress, is a flowering plant of the genus '' Arabis'' in the family Brassicaceae. In previous North American works, this species has been broadly defined to include plants native to Europe, Asia, and the n ...

'' * ''Turritis stricta'' → ''

Arabis allionii ''Arabis'' ,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 or rockcress, is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae. Description The species are herbaceous, annual or perennial plants, growing to 10–80 cm tall, ...

'' * ''Turritis stricta'' → '' Boechera angustifolia'' * ''Turritis stricta'' → ''

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* * Brassicaceae genera {{Brassicales-stub