Thale Cress - Arabidopsis thaliana
Description
Short to medium erect plant with basal leaves forming a rosette. Flowers white 3 mm. Fruits linear 5 to 20 mm hairless, not flattened.
Identification difficulty

ID guidance
Small plant. Seed-pods long. Basal leaves entire to toothed.
Habitat
Waste places banks and walls, preferring dry conditions.
When to see it
March to October.
Life History
Annual or biennial.
UK Status
Fairly common throughout Britain, particularly in the east.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 183 of the 617 tetrads.
In the current Checklist (Jeeves, 2011) it is listed as Alien (neophyte); occasional
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