Arabic

...An annual plant of the Brassicaceae family that grows on roadsides in mountain foothills and near the coast (illustration). The Japanese name is based on its upright plant shape. During winter, only rosette-shaped basal leaves are present. The stem is erect and almost unbranched, reaching a height of 70-100 cm, with lanceolate leaves that are arrowhead-shaped at the base, greenish-white overall, and hairless except for the basal leaves. From May to September, small white cruciferous flowers bloom, and the fruits are slender rods 5-6.5 cm long that rise up parallel to the stem. It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. There are several dozen species of the Arabis (English name: rock-cress) in the Northern Hemisphere. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Arabis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…山ろくや海岸近くの道端に生えるアブラナ科の越年草（イラスト）。和名は直立した草状にもとづく。冬のあいだはロゼット状の根出葉だけがある。茎は直立してほとんど分枝せず，高さ70～100cmになり，葉は披針形で，基部が矢じり状となり，全体が緑白色で，根出葉をのぞいて毛がない。5～9月ころ，白色で小型の十字花を開き，果実は長さ5～6.5cmの細長い棒状で，茎に並行して立ち上がる。北半球に広く分布する。　ハタザオ属Arabis(英名rock‐cress)は北半球に数十種がある。…

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