Leavenworthia uniflora |
Leavenworthia aurea |
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Michaux's gladecress, one-flower gladecress |
golden gladecress |
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Stems | (when present) 1–2 dm. |
(when present) 1–3 dm. |
Basal leaves | petiole 0.3–2.6 cm; blade 2.3–8.5(–10) cm, lobes 3–10 on each side, margins coarsely dentate, terminal lobe suborbicular, 0.3–0.6 cm × 5–7 mm (slightly shorter than wide), slightly larger than lateral lobes, margins coarsely dentate. |
petiole 1.8–3.9 cm; blade 3.5–6.5(–8) cm, lobes 1–3 on each side, margins shallowly dentate, terminal lobe suborbicular, 6–12 × 5–11 mm (equal to or slightly longer than wide), considerably larger than lateral lobes, margins usually shallowly dentate, sometimes slightly lobed. |
Flowers | sepals widely spreading, oblong, 2.5–4.5 × 0.9–1.5 mm; petals often erect, white, oblanceolate, 3.7–6.4 × 1–2(–2.5) mm, claw white or pale yellow, 1.3–2.5 mm, apex obtuse or truncate; filaments: median 2.5–4.2 mm, lateral 1.6–2.6 mm; anthers 0.5–0.8(–1) mm. |
sepals widely spreading, oblong-linear, 2.9–4.6 × 1–1.9 mm; petals spreading, pale yellow, obcordate to broadly obovate, (5–)6–9 × 1.5–4.5 mm, claw bright yellow, 1.6–2.8 mm, apex shallowly emarginate, apical notch 0.1–0.4(–0.6) mm deep; filaments: median 3–4.5 mm, lateral 1.3–2.4 mm; anthers 0.6–1.1 mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | solitary flowers 30–120 mm; racemes to 40 mm. |
solitary flowers 30–90 mm; racemes 30–60 mm. |
Fruits | narrowly oblong, (1.5–)2–3 cm × 3–4(–5) mm, smooth, latiseptate; valves thin; ovules 18–26 per ovary; style 0.9–2(–2.5) mm. |
oblong, 2–3.1 cm × 3–5 mm, smooth, latiseptate, (margined); valves thin; ovules 6–14 per ovary; style (1.5–)2–3 mm. |
Seeds | 2.3–3.5 mm diam.; wing 0.2–0.4 mm wide; embryo slightly accumbent. |
2–4.2 mm diam.; wing 0.2–0.3 mm wide; embryo straight. |
2n | = 30. |
= 48. |
Leavenworthia uniflora |
Leavenworthia aurea |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Apr. | Flowering Mar–Apr. |
Habitat | Rocky ledges, cedar glades, pastures, roadsides, old fields, thin soil on limestone beds, seeps on limestone rubble | Pastures, roadsides, shallow limestone soils, seeps, creek margins |
Elevation | 100-500 m (300-1600 ft) | 100-200 m (300-700 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; GA; IN; KY; MO; OH; TN
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OK |
Discussion | Leavenworthia michauxii Torrey, which pertains here, is an illegitimate name based on Cardamine uniflora Michaux. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. Leavenworthia aurea is known only from Choctaw and McCurtain counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 489. | FNA vol. 7, p. 488. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Cardamineae > Leavenworthia | Brassicaceae > tribe Cardamineae > Leavenworthia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cardamine uniflora | |
Name authority | (Michaux) Britton: Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 171. (1894) | Torrey: Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 4: 88, plate 5. (1837) |
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