Noccaea montana
Noccaea montana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Noccaea |
Species: | N. montana |
Binomial name | |
Noccaea montana (L.) F. K. Mey. | |
Range of Noccaea montana within the United States | |
Synonyms | |
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Noccaea montana, the alpine pennycress,[1] is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in the Western United States. It has a basal rosette out of which grows "one or several short, unbranched stems that have small, arrow-shaped leaves and end in dense racemes of tiny white flowers."[2]
Distribution and habitat
In the United States, Noccaea montana is found almost completely to the west of a line joining Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.
References
- ↑ "Noccaea fendleri subsp. glauca". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (2005). "Thlaspi montanum". Native Plant Information. Retrieved 11 February 2006.
External links
- Media related to Noccaea montana at Wikimedia Commons
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