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Arabis L.

Pitkäpalot Rockcress
Arabis, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Arabis, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Arabis (Brassicaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Anthocharis lanceolata, A. midea, A. sara, Euchloe ausonides, E. olympia, Pontia daplidice, P. sisymbrii, Rhigognostis senilella

523x800 (~76Kb) Finland, Vantaa, ?April 2002, Photo 24042002_22 © Timo Viitanen

800x1293 (~107Kb) USA: Green Canyon (~ 47.17°N 120.64°W), Kittitas Co., WA, 23.3.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Arabis glabra (L.) Bernh.

Pölkkyruoho Pölkkyheinä Tower Mustard Tornört
Turritis glabra L.
Turritis glabra, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Turritis glabra ; [SK, 293]
Arabis glabra ; [RK, 176]; [FPN, 152]

741x1028 (~309Kb) Finland: Perniö, Lupaja, Somerikko, 29.6.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

612x791 (~53Kb) Finland: Perniö, Lupaja, Somerikko, 29.6.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

660x1051 (~109Kb) Finland: Perniö, Lupaja, Somerikko, 29.6.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Pontia sisymbrii

Foodplant as Turritis glabra for Anthocharis cardamines, Euchloe orientalis, Pontia daplidice

Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop.

Jäykkäpitkäpalko Karheakarvainen pitkäpalko Hairy Rock-cress Lundtrav
Arabis ovata
Arabis hirsuta ; [RK, 176]
Arbias hirsuta ; [FPN, 152]

Foodplant for Anthocharis scolymus, Pieris canidia canidia, P. melete

A. h. var. pycnocarpa (Hopkins) Rollins

Arabis pycnocarpa;
Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa ; [FPN, 152]

A. h. var. glabrata T. & G.

Arabis rupestris
Turritis spathulata
Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata ; [FPN, 152]

A. h. var. eschscholtziana (Andrz.) Rollins

Arabis eschscholtziana;
Arabis hirsuta var. eschscholtziana ; [FPN, 152]

Arabis alpina L.

Tunturipitkäpalko Fjälltrav
Arabis alpina, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Arabis alpina ; [RK, 176]; [SK, 294]

466x600 (~62Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 26.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Pieris napi, P. rapae, Plutella haasi

31.8.2005 (25)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[Timo Viitanen]

http://www.kuvarkisto.com/

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.