Menkea crassa E.A.Shaw

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Menkea

Characteristics

Decumbent or prostrate herb; stems stout, branched, 15–25 cm long, glabrous. Basal leaves linear to spathulate, entire, tapering to petiole, fleshy, glaucous; cauline leaves reducing. Sepals 1.5–2.5 mm long. Petals 2–3.7 mm long, white, cream, rarely yellow. Style 0.4–0.8 mm long. Silicula ellipsoidal, 3.5–6.5 mm long, 1.8–3.6 mm wide, ellipsoid, slightly compressed; septum reduced to a rim; pedicels erect to horizontal, 15–25 mm long. Seeds oblong to ellipsoidal, 0.5–0.6 mm long.
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Distribution

Menkea crassa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:287031-1
WFO ID wfo-0001036543
COL ID 3ZQYV
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Synonyms

Menkea crassa