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barestem teesdalia, common shepherd's-cress, shepherd's-cress, teesdalia

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

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
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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
Sibling taxa
T. coronopifolia
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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