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Cheiranthus L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
661
ICN
Cheiranthus L.
genus
Cheiranthus
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Cheiranthus L.
Perennial taprooted herbs, sometimes woody below. Hairs appressed, medifixed or branched. Stems erect, leafy. Lvs simple, entire or distantly toothed. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erect, the inner saccate. Petals usually yellow or red, brown or purple. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, paired at bases of single stamens; median nectaries 0. Style short; stigma 2-lobed, with lobes spreading. Silique linear, dehiscent; valves 1-veined; beak 0. Seeds oblong, sometimes winged, in 1-2 rows per locule.
Taxonomic concepts
Collections
Metadata
951448ba-22c6-4ea6-853b-179ce1644c99
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
16 September 2016