Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

Beach shieldpod (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Dithyrea

Characteristics

Perennials; (rhizomatous). Stems several from base, decumbent, unbranched or branched (few) distally, 1-2.1 dm. Basal leaves: petiole 1-6(-8) cm; blade broadly ovate to suborbicular or oblanceolate, 1-5(-6) cm × 7-40 mm, base cuneate, margins dentate, sometimes repand. Cauline leaves (distal) shortly petiolate to subsessile; blade ovate or oblong, 1-3 cm × 8-20 mm, base cuneate, margins entire, sometimes repand. Racemes not elongated in fruit. Fruiting pedicels 1.5-2.5 mm. Flowers: sepals lavender, oblong-linear, (6-)7-10 × 0.8-1.2 mm; petals white to purplish, 12-15 × 2.5-3.5 mm; filaments 5.5-7.5 mm; anthers 2-3 mm. Fruits: valves suborbicular, 8-11 × 8-10 mm, base and apex rounded, pubescent, trichomes stellate, sessile, sometimes mixed with basally forked, or, rarely, simple ones (clavate papillae absent); style 0.3-1 mm. Seeds 3-4 × 2-2.5 mm. 2n = 60.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 2.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dithyrea maritima world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82563-2
WFO ID wfo-0000652682
COL ID 36YXV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dithyrea maritima Biscutella californica var. maritima Dithyrea californica var. maritima