Pollinator plant

tower cress

Arabis glabra

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Common names

31 names · 25 languages

A previous catalogue name was withheld after source review. The names shown here reflect the available evidence.

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Other languages (24)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Вежавіца гладкая[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
  • huseník lysý[3]
  • strmobýl lysý[3]
Danish
Estonian
  • harilik lehmakapsas[3]
Finnish
  • ketopölkkyruoho[3]
  • pölkkyruoho[3]
German
Hungarian
  • kopasz toronyszál[3]
  • Toronyszál[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • ハタザオ[3]
Korean
  • 장대나물[3]
Latvian
  • Kailais tornītis[3]
Lithuanian
  • Glotnioji bokštytė[3]
Norwegian
Ojibwe
  • Misodjidamo'anûk[3]
Polish
  • Wieżyczka gładka[3]
Russian
  • Вяжечка голая[3]
Slovak
  • strmobyľ holá[3]
Slovenian
  • goli repnjak[3]
Swedish
  • rockentrav[3]
Turkish
  • Köse Sırıktere[3]
Ukrainian
  • Пужник голий[3]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Turritis glabra — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Turmkraut — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Tower Mustard — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Towermustard — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • arabette glabre — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Arabetta glabrescente — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Torenkruid — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Turritis glabra ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Turmkraut (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 146998; taxon 59R3R.
  • Tower Mustard (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 146997; taxon 59R3R.
  • Kahle Gänsekresse — VernacularName.tsv, line 146996; taxon 59R3R.
[3] Turritis glabra — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Turmkraut — results[5].names[6]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Tower Mustard — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Towermustard — results[5].names[23]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • arabette glabre — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Arabetta glabrescente — results[5].names[27]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Torenkruid — results[5].names[19]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • pölkkyruoho — results[5].names[4]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • huseník lysý — results[5].names[7]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Вяжечка голая — results[5].names[8]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • tårnurt — results[5].names[9]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Tårnurt — results[5].names[10]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Glotnioji bokštytė — results[5].names[11]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • ketopölkkyruoho — results[5].names[12]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • 장대나물 — results[5].names[13]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Misodjidamo'anûk — results[5].names[14]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • rockentrav — results[5].names[15]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • ハタザオ — results[5].names[16]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • harilik lehmakapsas — results[5].names[17]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • 旗杆芥 — results[5].names[18]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Wieżyczka gładka — results[5].names[20]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Пужник голий — results[5].names[21]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Вежавіца гладкая — results[5].names[22]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • goli repnjak — results[5].names[24]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Kailais tornītis — results[5].names[25]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • strmobýl lysý — results[5].names[26]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • kopasz toronyszál — results[5].names[28]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Toronyszál — results[5].names[29]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • strmobyľ holá — results[5].names[30]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
  • Köse Sırıktere — results[5].names[31]; taxon id 79460; Turritis glabra.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • tower cress — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Turritis glabra.
  • tower mustard — Other common names section.; Turritis glabra.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Arabis glabra as a synonym of Turritis glabra.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Trop. Mts.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Arabis glabra — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4833595; ID G2DF; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Turritis glabra — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1449773; ID 59R3R; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1449773; ID 59R3R; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Turritis glabra — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 160940, 160941; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 875893, 875894, 875895, 875896, 875897, 875898, 875899, 875900, 875901, 875902, 875903, 875904, 875905, 875906, 875907, 875908, 875909, 875910, 875911, 875912, 875913, 875914, 875915, 875916, 875917, 875918, 875919, 875920, 875921, 875922, 875923, 875924, 875925, 875926, 875927, 875928, 875929, 875930, 875931, 875932, 875933, 875938, 875939, 875940, 875941, 875942, 875943, 875948, 875949, 875950, 875951, 875952, 875953, 875954, 875955, 875956, 875957, 875958, 875959, 875960, 875961, 875962, 875963, 875964, 875965, 875966, 875967, 875968, 875971, 875972, 875973, 875974, 875975, 875976, 875977, 875978, 875979, 875980, 875981, 875982, 875983, 875984, 875985, 875986, 875987, 875988, 875989, 875990, 875991, 875992, 875993, 875994, 875995, 875996, 875997, 875998, 875999, 876000, 876001, 876002, 876003, 876004, 876006, 876007, 876008, 876009, 876010, 876011, 876012, 876013, 876014, 876015, 876016, 876017

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.