Warea cuneifolia |
Warea carteri |
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Carolina pinelandcress |
Carter's mustard, Carter's pinelandcress |
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Stems | (2–)3–6.5(–8) dm. |
(4–)5–14 dm. |
Cauline leaves | petiolate (petiole (0.05–)0.1–0.2(–0.3) cm proximally, obsolete distally); blade usually linear-oblanceolate to oblanceolate, rarely linear, (0.7–)1–3(–4) cm × 1.5–6(–8) mm, base cuneate, apex rounded to retuse. |
petiolate (petiole 0.1–0.8 cm proximally, obsolete distally); blade usually linear-oblanceolate to oblanceolate or narrowly oblong, rarely linear, 1–4.5 cm × 1–6(–10) mm, base cuneate to attenuate, apex obtuse to subapiculate. |
Racemes | 0.3–2(–3) cm in fruit. |
0.4–3(–4) cm in fruit. |
Flowers | sepals white or purplish, spreading or reflexed, 3–5(–7) × 0.2–0.3 mm; petals white or pink, broadly obovate to spatulate, 4–9 mm, blade 2–5 × 1.5–3 mm, claw 2–4 mm, nearly smooth or obscurely papillate, margins entire; filaments 6–8(–10) mm; anthers 1–1.5 mm; gynophore slender, (5–)7–11 mm. |
sepals white, spreading or reflexed, 3–5 × 0.3–0.5 mm; petals white, broadly obovate to suborbicular, 4–6 mm, blade 2–3 × 2–3 mm, claw 2–3 mm, coarsely papillate to pubescent, margins crisped; filaments 5–7 mm; anthers 1–1.5 mm; gynophore slender, 3–6(–7) mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | (4–)5–9(–11) mm. |
4–10 mm. |
Fruits | 2–4(–5) cm × 0.7–1 mm; ovules 32–54 per ovary; style rarely to 0.1 mm. |
3–5(–6) cm × 1–1.5 mm; ovules 22–34 per ovary; style rarely to 0.5 mm. |
Seeds | 0.6–0.8 × 0.4–0.5 mm. |
1.2–1.8 × 0.8–1 mm. |
2n | = 24. |
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Warea cuneifolia |
Warea carteri |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Sep. | Flowering late Sep–Jan; fruiting Oct-late Jan. |
Habitat | Sandy areas, scrublands, sand hills, fields, open banks, oak-pinyon woods, roadside embankments | Sandy areas in open scrub oak, sand scrub |
Elevation | 0-150 m (0-500 ft) | 0-50 m (0-200 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; NC; SC
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FL
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Discussion | Although Warea cuneifolia is fairly widespread in Georgia and South Carolina, it is known in Alabama only from Pike County, in Florida from Gadsden and Liberty counties, and in North Carolina from Harnett and Hoke counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Warea carteri is known from Brevard, Glades, Highlands, Miami-Dade, and Polk counties. It is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 742. | FNA vol. 7, p. 743. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Thelypodieae > Warea | Brassicaceae > tribe Thelypodieae > Warea |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Cleome cuneifolia, Stanleya gracilis | |
Name authority | (Muhlenberg ex Nuttall) Nuttall: J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 84. (1834) | Small: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 159. (1909) |
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