Alpine Penny-cress

(Thlaspi caerulescens J. Presl & C. Presl) Fam:. Brassicaceae

Danmark Alpe-Pengeurt, Estland Alpi litterhein, Finland Kevättaskuruoho, Lettland Zilganais naudulis, Litauien Melsvoji čiužutė, Norge Vårpengeurt, Ryssland Ярутка альпийская, Tyskland Gebirgs-Hellerkraut , Storbrittanien Backskärvfrö



Cotyledons round approx. 5 mm diameter, glabrous. True leaves in a basal rosette and stalked, ovate–spoon-shaped. Stem leaves stalkless, alternate, elliptic–lanceolate, glabrous, bluish-grenn. Flowers small (0,5 cm wide), white–pink, anthers commonly dark violet. Fruit narrowly spoon-shaped, winged, approx. 6–8 mm long pod. Stem erect 10–30 cm, unbranched, cylindrical. Sites yards, roadsides etc, field margins, lawns and dry meadows. Biennial or perennial.