| Cusickiella | |
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| Cusickiella douglasii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cusickiella Rollins |
| Species | |
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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]
