Cusickiella
Cusickiella | |
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Cusickiella douglasii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Cusickiella Rollins |
Species | |
2 - see text |
Cusickiella is a small genus containing two species of plants in the family Brassicaceae which are native to the western United States.[1] These are mat-forming perennials with a stumpy, branching caudex covered in rounded clusters of tiny, thick leaves. A short stem bears white or yellowish flowers that yield silicles.[1]
The alkali cusickiella,[2] Cusickiella douglasii, grows in the hills and mountains from California to Washington, Idaho, and Utah.[1] It has white flowers and usually larger leaves, up to 14 millimeters long.[3]
The Bodie Hills cusickiella, Cusickiella quadricostata, has a more limited distribution in eastern California and western Nevada.[4] It can be distinguished from its congener by its yellow flowers, leaves no more than 5 millimeters long, and a keel along the valves on the silicle.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Cusickiella douglasii. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
- ^ Cusickiella douglasii. Calflora 2013.
- ^ a b Cusickiella. Flora of North America.
- ^ Cusickiella quadricostata. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
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