Menkea sphaerocarpa F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Menkea

Characteristics

Prostrate or erect herb; stems 15–30 cm long, usually branched, glabrous. Basal leaves obovate to spathulate, usually coarsely lobed or dentate, attenuate into petiole; cauline leaves reducing. Sepals 2–3 mm long. Petals 3–5.2 mm long, white or pink to mauve. Style 0.6–1 mm long. Silicula subgobose to ellipsoidal or obovoid, 3–7 mm long, 1–3.5 mm wide, slightly compressed; septum absent; pedicels erect to horizontal, 5–20 mm long. Seeds oblong to ellipsoidal, 0.3–0.5 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Images

Menkea sphaerocarpa unspecified picture
Menkea sphaerocarpa unspecified picture

Distribution

Menkea sphaerocarpa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:287036-1
WFO ID wfo-0001036545
COL ID 3ZQZ2
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Synonyms

Menkea sphaerocarpa