Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Erysimum cheiranthoides
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erysimum cheiranthoides
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-18-001:
Erysimum cheiranthoides
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wormseed Mustard, Wormseed Wallflower
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chch10_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Erysimum cheiranthoides
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Erysimum cheiranthoides
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-18-001:
Erysimum cheiranthoides
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
3232
Forb
Biennial
Non-native: Eurasia
Habitat: Fields, gardens, roadsides, along railroads, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile or short-petiolate
Margins serrate to entire
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
FRUIT:
Summer
Silique
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