Family: Brassicaceae
Lepidium strongylophyllum
Citation:
F. Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Aust. 1:84 (1863).
Synonymy: Nasturtium strongylophyllum (F. Muell. ex Benth.)Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2:937 (1891).
, Nasturtium strongyllophyllum Common name: None
Description:
Perennial shrubs, erect, to 40 cm tall, glabrous, sometimes glaucous; leaves obovate, 15-30 mm long, 10-20 mm wide, leathery.
Sepals 3-5 mm long; petals 4-6 mm long, white; stamens 6.
Silicula elliptic, 5-7 mm long, 4-5.5 mm wide, winged in the upper half of the fruit, forming a notch one-sixth of the length of the fruit; pedicels spreading, 5-7 mm long; seeds ovoid, 2-3 mm long.
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Image source: fig 217f in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Hewson (1982) Brunonia 4:fig. 6.
Distribution:
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Grows in arid regions.
S.Aust.: LE, FR, EA. N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: Aug. — Oct.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
Not yet available
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