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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua   FAMILY Brassicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua   FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Leavenworthia exigua

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Leavenworthia exigua

 

COMMON NAME:
Tennessee Gladecress, Least Glade-cress


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image of Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua, Tennessee Gladecress, Least Glade-cress

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_exigua_exigua

April        

Flowers solitary at the top of a leafless stalk, opening only on sunny days, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).

image of Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua, Tennessee Gladecress, Least Glade-cress

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_exigua_exigua2

August        

Petals shallowly notched at the tip, white with a yellow base, very fragrant, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua   FAMILY Brassicaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Leavenworthia exigua

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Leavenworthia exigua

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3722

Forb
Winter annual

Habitat: limestone glades, disturbed calcareous sites nearby, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple: Divided, appearing compound
Basal rosette

FLOWER:
Spring
Whitish with a yellow center
4 sepals
4 petals
Bisexual

Flowers solitary on leafless stalks

FRUIT:
Spring
Silique

 

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