Family: Brassicaceae
Arabidella glaucescens
Citation:
E. Shaw, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 89:184 (1965).
Synonymy: Blennodia trisecta (F. Muell.)Benth. var. brachycarpa Benth., Fl. Aust. 1:74 (1863); A. trisecta (F. Muell.)O. Schulz var. brachycarpa (Benth.)O. Schulz, Pflanzenr. 86:179 (1924).
Common name: None
Description:
Woody shrub, erect, to 1 m tall, glabrous; leaves bi- to trisect, rarely multisect, to 7 cm long, segments linear.
Inflorescence elongating from a corymb; sepals 3-5.5 mm long, dimorphic; petals 4.5-8 mm long, white to cream; style to 2.5 mm long.
Siliqua linear or ellipsoidal, 8-33 mm long, 1-2.5 mm wide, usually with a gynophore; seeds ellipsoidal to oblong, c. 1 mm long.
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Image source: fig 207d in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Shaw (1965) Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 89:figs 2, 3.
Distribution:
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Frequently in disturbed areas in semi-arid places.
S.Aust.: NW, LE, NU, GT, FR, EA. N.T.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: June — Oct.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
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