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Michaux's gladecress, one-flower gladecress

cedar gladecress

Stems

(when present) 1–2 dm.

(when present) 1–2.5 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 1–2.5 cm;

blade (2–)3–7.5(–10) cm, lobes 1–5 on each side, margins entire or shallowly dentate, terminal lobe orbicular to broadly ovate, 0.5–1.2(–1.8) cm × 5–11(–17) mm, considerably larger than lateral lobes, margins entire or shallowly dentate.

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, (3.3–)3.7–5.8 × 1–1.6 mm;

petals spreading, usually yellow, sometimes white or lavender, broadly spatulate to obovate, 9–13(–15) × 3.5–6(–9) mm, claw yellow to orange, 2–3.5 mm, apex deeply emarginate, apical notch 0.5–1.3 mm deep;

filaments: median 4–6.3 mm, lateral 1.7–2.6 mm;

anthers 0.9–1.5 mm.

Fruiting pedicels

solitary flowers 30–120 mm;

racemes to 40 mm.

solitary flowers 30–100 mm;

racemes 15–70 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 to linear, (1–)1.5–3.4 cm × (2.5–)3–4(–4.5) mm, smooth, subterete;

valves thick;

ovules (6–)8–12 per ovary;

style (3–)3.5–7 mm.

Seeds

2.3–3.5 mm diam.;

wing 0.2–0.4 mm wide;

embryo slightly accumbent.

2.5–3.4 mm diam.;

wing 0.2–0.3 mm wide;

embryo nearly straight to slightly accumbent.

2n

= 30.

= 30.

Leavenworthia uniflora

Leavenworthia stylosa

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, thin soil on limestone beds, limestone glades, streamsides, seeps, old fields
Elevation 100-500 m (300-1600 ft) 150-300 m (500-1000 ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; GA; IN; KY; MO; OH; TN
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TN
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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.)

Leavenworthia stylosa is known only from Bedford, Davidson, Rutherford, Smith, and Wilson 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
L. alabamica, L. aurea, L. crassa, L. exigua, L. stylosa, L. texana, L. torulosa
L. alabamica, L. aurea, L. crassa, L. exigua, L. texana, L. torulosa, L. uniflora
Synonyms Cardamine uniflora
Name authority (Michaux) Britton: Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 171. (1894) A. Gray: Bot. Gaz. 5: 26. (1880)
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