Sibara

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Sibara
Sibara filifolia (Santa Cruz Island winged rockcress) (5628843295).jpg
Sibara filifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Sibara
Greene
Species

12, see text

Synonyms [1]
  • PterygiospermaO.E.Schulz
  • WerdermanniaO.E.Schulz

Sibara is a genus of twelve plant species in the family Brassicaceae known commonly as the winged rockcresses. They are native to southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and to southern South America. [1] Sibara are similar to cardamines, sending up thin herbaceous stems that bear tiny white to purple flowers. Seeds are borne in flat, laterally compressed, fleshy fruits up to an inch long.

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Species

12 species are accepted. [1]

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sibara Greene". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 October 2025.