Pachymitus

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Pachymitus
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Pachymitus cardaminoides at Terrick Terrick National Park
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Pachymitus
O.E.Schulz
Species:
P. cardaminoides
Binomial name
Pachymitus cardaminoides
(F.Muell.) O.E.Schulz [1]
Synonyms
  • Blennodia cardaminoides(F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Blennodia lucae(F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche
  • Erysimum lucaeF.Muell.
  • Pachymitus lucae(F.Muell.) O.E.Schulz
  • Sisymbrium cardaminoidesF.Muell.
  • Sisymbrium lucae(F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Pachymitus is a monotypic plant genus in the mustard family Brassicaceae. The sole species is Pachymitus cardaminoides, commonly known as sand cress, which is native to Australia. [2] [3] It occurs in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. [2]

Originally collected from near the mouth of the Murray River, the species was originally described as Sisymbrium cardaminoides by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1855, [4] before the genus Pachymitus was erected by Otto Eugen Schulz in 1924. [1]

Pachymitus cardaminoides is a small herbaceous shrub which grows to 30 cm (12 in) in height. It is found in inland New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Genus Pachymitus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  3. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  4. "Sisymbrium cardaminoides F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. L. Retter & G. J. Harden. "New South Wales Flora Online: Pachymitus cardaminoides". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.