Carrichtera
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Occurrence status
Present
Establishment means
Introduced
Annual, bristly herbs. Leaves pinnately divided. Inflorescence a lateral raceme borne opposite a leaf. Sepals erect; petals with claw c. 3–5 mm long; stamens 6; ovary sessile. Fruit body subglobular, fertile, 3-veined, dehiscent, terminated by leaf-like style.
Single species, native to Mediterranean region (Spain to Persia).
Source:
Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Brassicaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 399–459. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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Carrichtera