Cusickiella

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Cusickiella
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Cusickiella douglasii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cusickiella
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Cusickiella is a small genus containing two species of plants in the family Brassicaceae which are native to the western United States. [1] These are mat-forming perennials with a stumpy, branching caudex covered in rounded clusters of tiny, thick leaves. A short stem bears white or yellowish flowers that yield silicles. [1]

The alkali cusickiella, [2] Cusickiella douglasii , grows in the hills and mountains from California to Washington, Idaho, and Utah. [1] It has white flowers and usually larger leaves, up to 14 millimeters long. [3]

The Bodie Hills cusickiella, Cusickiella quadricostata , has a more limited distribution in eastern California and western Nevada. [4] It can be distinguished from its congener by its yellow flowers, leaves no more than 5 millimeters long, and a keel along the valves on the silicle. [3]

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<i>Tanacetum camphoratum</i>

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cusickiella douglasii. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  2. Cusickiella douglasii. Calflora 2013.
  3. 1 2 Cusickiella. Flora of North America.
  4. Cusickiella quadricostata. The Jepson eFlora 2013.