Fourraea Explained

Fourraea alpina is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, and the only member of the genus Fourraea.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Europe,^[3] where its range extends from Spain in the west to Croatia in the east, and from Belgium and Czechia in the north to Italy in the south.^[4]

Its synonyms include:^[1]

• Arabis brassica
• Arabis brassiciformis
• Arabis pauciflora
• Brassica alpina
• Caulopsis alpina
• Caulopsis pauciflora
• Conringia alpina
• Turritis brassica
• Turritis pauciflora

It has a diploid chromosome number of 2n=14.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fourraea Greuter & Burdet. BrassiBase 1.3. 5 January 2022.
2. Web site: Fourraea alpina (L.) Greuter & Burdet. Update on the Brassicaceae Species Checklist 2021-01-19. 5 January 2022.
3. Al-Shehbaz. Ihsan A.. 2005. Nomenclatural Notes on Eurasian Arabis (Brassicaceae). Novon. 15. 4. 3393456. 521.
4. Web site: Marhold. K.. 2011. Fourraea alpina. The Euro+Med PlantBase. 5 January 2022.