Pachycladon exile
Appearance
Pachycladon exile | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Pachycladon |
Species: | P. exile
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Binomial name | |
Pachycladon exile (Heenan) Heenan & A.D.Mitch.
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Synonyms | |
Ischnocarpus exilis Heenan |
Pachycladon exile is a species of plant in family Brassicaceae.[1] Commonly known as limestone cress, it is endemic to a specific limestone outcrop site in the Waitaki Valley.[2] This perennial herb has leaves covered with hairs.[1] Alongside other Pachycladon species it has been used to analyse principles behind adaptive radiation.[3] It is the sixth most endangered species in New Zealand.[2] It was featured as Critter of the Week on 12 May 2019 on Radio New Zealand.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Sooda, A; Song, J; Jameson, P E; Clemens, J (June 2011). "Phase change and flowering in Pachycladon exile and isolation of LEAFY and TERMINAL FLOWER1 homologues". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 49 (2): 281–293. Bibcode:2011NZJB...49..281S. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2010.548070. ISSN 0028-825X.
- ^ a b c "Critter of the Week Limestone Cress". RNZ. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ Joly, Simon; Heenan, Peter B.; Lockhart, Peter J. (2014). "Species Radiation by Niche Shifts in New Zealand's Rockcresses (Pachycladon, Brassicaceae)". Systematic Biology. 63 (2): 192–202. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syt104. PMID 24335427.