Teesdalia nudicaulis |
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barestem teesdalia, common shepherd's-cress, shepherd's-cress, teesdalia |
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Stems | 0.5–1.5(–2) dm. |
Basal leaves | petiole 0.5–2.5(–3.5) cm; blade oblanceolate to obovate in outline, 0.3–1.5(–2) cm × 2–4(–7) mm, margins usually lyrate-pinnatifid, rarely dentate or entire; lateral lobes obtuse. |
Cauline leaves | 0–4; blade linear to oblong. |
Flowers | zygomorphic; sepals 0.5–0.8(–1) × 0.4–0.6(–0.8) mm; petals oblong to obovate, abaxial pair 1.5–2.5 × 0.6–1 mm, adaxial pair 0.5–1 × 0.3–0.4 mm; stamens 6, tetradynamous; filaments 0.8–1 mm, (basal appendage white, ca. 1/2 its length); anthers 0.1–0.2 mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | 3–7 mm. |
Fruits | 3–4.5 × 3–4.5 mm; style ca. 0.1 mm. |
Seeds | 1–1.2 × 0.9–1 mm. |
2n | = 36. |
Teesdalia nudicaulis |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Habitat | Sandy areas along trails, near beaches, pine clearings, waste grounds, fields, roadsides, gravelly slopes |
Elevation | 0-300 m (0-1000 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; CT; MA; MD; MI; NC; NJ; NY; OR; PA; SC; VA; WA; BC; Europe; Asia (Middle East) [Introduced in North America; introduced also in South America (Chile), nw Africa, Australia]
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Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 565. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Iberideae > Teesdalia |
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Synonyms | Iberis nudicaulis |
Name authority | (Linnaeus) W. T. Aiton: in W. Aiton and W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 83. (1812) |
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