Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., 1842

Common names

🇬🇧 Thale Cress
🇫🇷 Fausse arabette de Thalius, Arabette de Thalius, Arabette des dames

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Subfamily: Brassicoideae
Tribe: Arabidopsideae
Genus: Arabidopsis
Species: Arabidopsis thaliana

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

First plant species to have its genome sequenced, in 2000.

Photographs

img/arabidopsis-thaliana-4.webp — Arabidopsis thaliana

img/arabidopsis-thaliana.webp — Arabidopsis thaliana

img/arabidopsis-thaliana-2.webp — Arabidopsis thaliana

img/arabidopsis-thaliana-3.webp — Arabidopsis thaliana

img/arabidopsis-thaliana-5.webp — Arabidopsis thaliana - Cauline leaf

Sources

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (n.d.). Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Plants of the world online. Retrieved March 26, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277970-1/general-information
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 567). Biotope.