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Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus of small flowering plants in the cabbage and mustard family, Brassicaceae. Arabidopsis species are native to temperate and subarctic Eurasia and North America, North Africa, and the mountains of eastern tropical Africa. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress, one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. Changes in thale cress are easily observed, making it a very useful model.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Arabidopsis
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Arabidopsis
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Brassicales
Hardiness: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q46, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q48, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2741279
Habit: herb