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Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) W. T. Aiton

shepherd’s cress (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

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Teesdalia nudicaulis is an uncommon plant of sandy heaths, found at sites scattered across Great Britain and 2 sites in Northern Ireland, but not in the Republic of Ireland.

Long Mynd (VC40: Salop); 2007-04-03

 shepherd’s cress / Teesdalia nudicaulis: _Teesdalia nudicaulis_ is an uncommon plant of sandy heaths, found at sites scattered across Great Britain and 2 sites in Northern Ireland, but not in the Republic of Ireland.

Teesdalia nudicaulis has flattened, Thlaspi-like fruits, and its flowers are zygomorphic, like Iberis, but its shorter petals are only as long as the sepals, and the style cannot be readily seen at the apex of the fruit.

Llandynan (VC50: Denbighshire); 2014-04-26

 shepherd’s cress / Teesdalia nudicaulis: _Teesdalia nudicaulis_ has flattened, _Thlaspi_-like fruits, and its flowers are zygomorphic, like _Iberis_, but its shorter petals are only as long as the sepals, and the style cannot be readily seen at the apex of the fruit.

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