Leavenworthia uniflora |
Leavenworthia stylosa |
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Michaux's gladecress, one-flower gladecress |
cedar gladecress |
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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 |
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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, 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 |
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 |
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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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