Subularia

Subularia
Illustration of Subularia aquatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Subularia L. (1753)
Type species
Subularia aquatica [1] L.
Species [2]
Subularia aquatica L. Subularia monticola A.Braun ex Schweinf.

Subularia is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. Subularia species are annual herbs that grow in moist or even flooded soils. There are only two species of the genus: Subularia aquatica , which is widespread in North America and Europe; and Subularia monticola , from Africa mountains. ^[3] Awlwort is a common name for plants in this genus. ^[4]

Description

Stems and leaves

Hairless, with fleshy leaves all growing from the base of the stem, arranged in little roselike clusters. Individual leaves are fleshy, very narrow and with an evenly continuous edge.

Flowers

Few flowered in elongated clusters of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first. Sepals ascending to erect, white petals, spatulate to oblong, not clearly clawed and sometimes lacking.

Fruits

Narrow elongated seed capsule which is peculiar to the family Brassicaceae. ^[3]

References

1. "Subularia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 1996-02-09. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
2. "Subularia L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 October 2025.
3. K. Kubitzki; K.U. Kramer; P.S. Green; J. G. Rohwer; V. Bittrich; H. Huber; J. W. Kadereit; C. Jeffrey (2002-09-12). "Cruciferae". The families and genera of vascular plants. Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN   3-540-42873-9 . Retrieved 2008-05-08.
4. NRCS. "Subularia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.

External links

Media related to Subularia at Wikimedia Commons

• Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary . Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co.{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
• "LINN 822.2 Subularia sp. (Herb Linn)". The Linnean Collections. Linnean Society of London. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
• Linné, Carl von (1753). "Species plantarum :exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas..." Missouri Botanical Garden - Tropicos. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
• "Subularia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 7 May 2008.
• Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2006-03-31). "Genus: Subularia L." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Subularia". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2008-05-08.