Biology:Leavenworthia uniflora
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Leavenworthia uniflora | |
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| Dried siliques of Leavenworthia uniflora from Ketona Glades (Dolomite substrate) Alabama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Leavenworthia |
| Species: | L. uniflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Leavenworthia uniflora (Michx.) Britton 1894
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Leavenworthia uniflora, called Michaux's gladecress or one-flowered gladecress, is a plant species native to the southeastern and Midwestern parts of the United States. It is reported from northwestern Georgia, northern Alabama, Tennessee , northern Arkansas, southern Missouri, Kentucky, southeastern Indiana , southwestern Ohio, and northwestern Virginia. It grows in open, sun-lit locations at elevations less than 500 meters (1700 feet).[2][3]
Leavenworthia uniflora is an herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Basal leaves are up to 13 cm (5.2 inches) long, pinnately lobed with 3-10 pairs of lobes. Flowers are solitary, white, up to 6 mm across. Fruits are narrowly oblong, up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) long.[2][4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Flora of North America Leavenworthia uniflora
- ↑ BONAP (Biota of North America Project) 2014 county distribution map, Leavenworthia uniflora
- ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord. 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5(12): 171.
- ↑ Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 29.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 2012
- photo by Gerrit Davidse showing Leavenworthia uniflora in flower
Wikidata ☰ Q15547346 entry
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