| Cuphonotus humistratus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cuphonotus |
| Species: | C. humistratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuphonotus humistratus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Capsella humistrata F.Muell. | |
Cuphonotus humistratus is a species of plant in the Brassicaceae family, and was first described in 1878 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Capsella humistrata. [2] [3] It was reassigned to the genus, Cuphonotus , in 1933 by Otto Eugen Schulz. [2] [4]
It is an annual and native to New South Wales, [1] being found on the central and north central western plains. [5]
It is an annual herb growing to 25 cm tall, and is spreading or erect. The leaves at the base are up to 3 cm long and shallowly pinnatifid to entire, and do not persist, while leaves on the stem are similar but reduced in size. [5]