Genus Arabidopsis Heynh.


Summary
Genus number:
886
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Accession count:

10 (10  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)



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References:
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. 2012. A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Taxon 61:938.
  2. Koch, M. A. et al. 2000. Comparative evolutionary analysis of chalcone synthase and alcohol dehydrogenase loci in Arabidopsis, Arabis, and related genera (Brassicaceae). Molec. Biol. Evol. 17:1483-1498.
  3. Koch, M. et al. 1999. Molecular systematics and evolution of Arabidopsis and Arabis. Pl. Biol. 1:529-537.
  4. O'Kane, S. L. & I. A. Al-Shebaz. 1997. A synopsis of Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae). Novon 7:323-327.
  5. O'Kane, S. L. & I. A. Al-Shehbaz. 2003. Phylogenetic position and generic limits of Arabidopsis (Brassicaceae) based on sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 90:603-612.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=886. Accessed 10 May 2026.