Menkea lutea E.A.Shaw

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Menkea

Characteristics

Erect or prostrate herb; stems to 40 cm long, slender, flexuose, glabrous. Basal leaves spathulate to obovate, usually pinnatisect with 2–4 pairs of lobes, attenuate into petiole; cauline leaves reducing to sessile. Sepals 1.7–2.3 mm long. Petals 1.8–2.8 mm long, bright yellow. Style to 0.5 mm long. Silicula obovate to elliptic, 4–6.8 mm long, 1.9–2.7 mm wide, markedly flattened; septum reduced to a rim; pedicels erect or spreading 5–9 mm long. Seeds oblong to ellipsoidal, 0.7–0.9 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Menkea lutea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:287034-1
WFO ID wfo-0001036544
COL ID 3ZQYY
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Synonyms

Menkea lutea