Arabis sagittata

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

A cabbage family herb. It can grow for 2 or more years. It grows 60 cm tall. The leaves are in a ring near the base and the leaves on the stem have very short stems.

There are about 120 Arabis species. They are temperate plants.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows on dry limestone slopes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Albania, Asia, Europe, Mongolia, Slovenia

How it is used for food

The leaves are cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kopjastolistni repnjak

Synonyms

Arabis hirsuta subsp. sagitatta (Bertol.) Rchb.; Turritis sagitatta Bertol.;