Status:
valid
Authors:
Heenan & A.D.Mitch.
Source:
tro
Year:
2002
Citation Micro:
New Zealand J. Bot. 40: 559 (2002)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001036763
Common Names
- Pachycladon cheesemanii
- Cheeseman's Wallflower
- Cheeseman's Wall-flower
Description
Pachycladon cheesemanii (also called Cheeseman's Pachycladon, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the Mediterranean region. It has a rosette of leaves with toothed margins and small yellow flowers. It grows in dry and rocky habitats.
Uses & Benefits
Pachycladon cheesemanii is used as an ornamental plant and is also used as a ground cover in gardens.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Pachycladon cheesemanii has small white flowers with four petals, and its seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a rosette-like shape.
Where to Find Pachycladon cheesemanii
Pachycladon cheesemanii is native to the Mediterranean region, from Spain to Turkey and in North Africa.
Species in the Pachycladon genus
Pachycladon crenatum,
Pachycladon fasciarium,
Pachycladon crenata,
Pachycladon cheesemanii,
Pachycladon exile,
Pachycladon wallii,
Pachycladon fastigiatum,
Pachycladon stellatum,
Pachycladon enysii,
Pachycladon latisiliquum,
Pachycladon radicatum,
Pachycladon novae-zelandiae,
Species in the Brassicaceae family
Abdra brachycarpa,
Abdra aprica,
Acuston perenne,
Aethionema rhodopaeum,
Aethionema alanyae,
Aethionema arabicum,
Aethionema armenum,
Aethionema capitatum,
Aethionema carlsbergii,
Aethionema carneum,
Aethionema cephalanthum,
Aethionema cordatum,
Aethionema coridifolium,
Aethionema demirizii,
Aethionema diastrophis,
Aethionema dumanii,
Aethionema edentulum,
Aethionema eunomioides,
Aethionema fimbriatum,
Aethionema froedinii,
Aethionema gileadense,
Aethionema glaucinum,
Aethionema grandiflorum,
Aethionema heterocarpum,
Aethionema heterophyllum,
Aethionema huber-morathii,
Aethionema karamanicum,
Aethionema lepidioides,
Aethionema levandowskyi,
Aethionema lycium,
Aethionema marashicum,
Aethionema membranaceum,
Aethionema munzurense,
Aethionema orbiculatum,
Aethionema papillosum,
Aethionema retsina,
Aethionema saxatile,
Aethionema schistosum,
Aethionema semnanensis,
Aethionema speciosum,
Aethionema spicatum,
Aethionema stylosum,
Aethionema subulatum,
Aethionema syriacum,
Aethionema thesiifolium,
Aethionema thomasianum,
Aethionema transhyrcanum,
Aethionema turcicum,
Aethionema umbellatum,
Aethionema virgatum,
References
Anthony D. Mitchell: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'A.D.Mitch.' in the authors string.