Iodanthus pinnatifidus |
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purple rocket, purple- or violet-rocket |
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Stems | 3–8(–10) dm, striate. |
Cauline leaves | (proximal) petiole (0.5–)1–4 cm, (narrowly to broadly winged), distal sessile; blade lanceolate, ovate, elliptic, or oblong, (3–)4–12(–15) cm × (12–)20–55(–70) mm, base cuneate to attenuate, or (distalmost) minutely to coarsely auriculate, margins usually minutely to coarsely, regularly or irregularly, dentate or serrate, rarely subentire, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces glabrous or pubescent. |
Flowers | sepals 3–6 × 1–1.5 mm, glabrous or subapically pilose; petals 7–12(–14) × 1.5–2.5(–3) mm, attenuate to claw (claw 4–7 mm); filaments 3–6 mm; anthers 2–2.5 mm; gynophore obsolete or to 1 mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | straight or slightly curved upward, (2–)3–8(–9) mm (nearly as thick as fruit). |
Fruits | usually divaricate to ascending, rarely erect, (1.5–)2–3.5(–4) cm × 1–1.5 mm; style (1–)2–4 mm. |
Seeds | 1.2–1.5 × 0.7–1 mm. |
Iodanthus pinnatifidus |
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Phenology | Flowering late Apr-early Jul. |
Habitat | Shaded banks, thickets, wooded ravines, limestone or sandstone bluffs, bottomland woods, swamps, flood plains, creeks, streamsides |
Elevation | 50-300 m (200-1000 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; MD; MN; MO; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX; WV
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Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 485. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Cardamineae > Iodanthus |
Synonyms | Hesperis pinnatifida, Arabis hesperidoides, Cheiranthus hesperidoides, I. hesperidoides, Thelypodium pinnatifidum |
Name authority | (Michaux) Steudel: Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 812. (1840) |
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