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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet

Family: Brassicaceae
Irenepharsus

Citation: Hewson, Fl. Aust. 8:391 (1982).

Derivation: Greek irene, peace; pharsos, piece; referring to the resolution of a taxonomic problem.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Annual or biennial herbs.

Sepals half-spreading; petals clawed; stamens 6; median glands present.

Fruit a siliqua, dehiscent; valves with the mid-vein fading above; seeds in 1 row or subbieseriate per locule, mostly mucous; radicle incumbent. (H.J. Hewson (1982) J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 6:1-4).

Distribution:  3 endemic Australian species.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available


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