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Pachycladon exile

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Pachycladon exile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Pachycladon
Species:
P. exile
Binomial name
Pachycladon exile
(Heenan) Heenan & A.D.Mitch.
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]

Phylogenetic relationships in Pachycladon

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Critter of the Week Limestone Cress". RNZ. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ 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.