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Monday, March 16, 2015

Michaux's Gladecress (Leavenworthia uniflora)



Michaux's Gladecress is also known as Small Gladecress.


Brassicaceae/Mustard Family

Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a annual which can reach 10cm in height (4inches).

Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only. Leaves can reach 7.5cm in length (3inches). Each leaf is divided.

Flowers: The flowers have 4 Regular Parts and are up to 1.5cm wide (0.6 inches). They are white with yellow center. Blooms first appear in late winter and continue into mid spring.

Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon Forrest in Middle Tennessee.

Habitat: Glades and other open limestone areas that are wet in the spring.

Range: Indiana and Ohio to as far south as Alabama and Georgia and west to Missouri. *



 * www.2bnTheWild.com - Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States
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