Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski in Micevski (1995) as Arabis auriculata Lam., Encycl. 1: 219 (1783), syn. A. recta Vill. and Jones in Tutin et al. (1964) as Arabis recta Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauph. 3: 319 (1789). According to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+) Arabis recta Vill. is considered a synonym of Arabis auriculata Lam.
Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Habitat: Open habitats – pastures, rocky terrains.
Distribution: Native to Europe, Medittranean to Xinjiang (China) and West Himalaya according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Arabis auriculata – habit in habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – flowers and developing fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – flowers and developing fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – flowers and developing fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – fruit (siliqua). Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – flowers and developing fruits. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – fruit (siliqua). Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – fruit (siliqua). Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – fruit (siliqua). Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – upper cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – upper cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – stem and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – stem and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – branched stem and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – abaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – stem and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – stem and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – withered basal leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – habit. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – flowers and developing fruits. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – fruits. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – fruits and seeds. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arabis auriculata – leaves. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Arabis L. Jones, B.M.G. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 290 – 294.
Arabis L. Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 630- 643.
