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Brassicaceae
Leavenworthia

not marked as a favorite taxon Leavenworthia Torrey. Common name: Glade Cress.

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A genus of 8 species, annual herbs, endemic to e. North America.

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References: Al-Shehbaz (1988a); Al-Shehbaz & Beck (2010) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010); Keener et al. (2024); Rollins (1993). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Leavenworthia© Alan Cressler: Leavenworthia stylosa, Flat Rock Cedar Glades and Barrens State Natural Area, Rutherford County, Tennessee 2 by Alan Cressler | Leavenworthia stylosa source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Leavenworthia© Alan Cressler: Leavenworthia exigua var. lutea, Limestone Glade, Shelby County, Alabama 3 by Alan Cressler | Leavenworthia exigua var. lutea source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Leavenworthia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Leavenworthia uniflora CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Leavenworthia© Andrew Lane Gibson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrew Lane Gibson | Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Leavenworthia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Leavenworthia© Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian Finzel | Leavenworthia alabamica var. alabamica source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Leavenworthia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Leavenworthia torulosa | Original Image ⭷

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