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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Subularia

Order
  
Brassicales

Family
  
Brassicaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Subularia Subularia aquatica American waterawlwort Go Botany

Similar
  
Subularia aquatica, Conringia, Tropidocarpum, Teesdalia

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Subularia is a genus in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. Subularia species are annual herbs that grow in moist or even flooded soils. There are only two species of the genus: Subularia aquatica, which is widespread in North America and Europe; and Subularia monticola, from Africa mountains. Awlwort is a common name for plants in this genus.

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Subularia Subularia aquatica American waterawlwort Go Botany

How to pronounce subularia


Description

Subularia Subularia aquatica American waterawlwort Go Botany
Stems and leaves
Hairless, with fleshy leaves all growing from the base of the stem, arranged in little roselike clusters. Individual leaves are fleshy, very narrow and with an evenly continuous edge.
Flowers
Few flowered in elongated clusters of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first. Sepals ascending to erect, white petals, spatulate to oblong, not clearly clawed and sometimes lacking.
Fruits
Narrow elongated seed capsule which is peculiar to the family Brassicaceae.
Subularia CalPhotos Subularia aquatica ssp americana

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Subularia Subularia aquatica L Awlwort Flora of Northern Ireland

References

Subularia Wikipedia
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