Schizopetalon

Schizopetalon is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

Schizopetalon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Schizopetalon
Sims
Species

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Synonyms

Schizopetalum Sims

It is native to western South America. Schizopetalon tenuifolium is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

Species
  • Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum [1]
  • Schizopetalum biseriatum [1]
  • Schizopetalum fuegianum [2]
  • Schizopetalum sanromani [1]
  • Schizopetalum tenuifolium [1]
  • Schizopetalon walkeri — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers.[3]

References
  1. International Plant Names Index-IPNI.org: Schizopetalon species
  2. Tropicos.org: Schizopetalum fuegianum
  3. Freedictionary.com: Schizopetalon
  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.


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