Enarthrocarpus arcuatus

Enarthrocarpus arcuatus

Enarthrocarpus arcuatus is an annual plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is 20-45 cm. Stems ascending to decumbent, branching from base. Radical leaves up to 12 cm.
Enarthrocarpus arcuatus yet another rare and endangered species in Israel. Enarthrocarpus arcuatus,Geotagged,Israel,Winter

Appearance

Inflorescences are dense, the lowermost 1-5 flowers bracteate. Flowers 0.9-1.5 cm. Calyx 5-7 mm.; sepals erect, hispid, sometimes violet, equal. Petals about twice as long as sepals, yellow, purple-veined.
Fruit 3-10 cm., erect-spreading pedicel, terete, torulose, recurved-arcuate, hispid; lower joint 0-1-seeded; upper joint many-seeded, separating into 1-seeded segments and with a 0.5-1.2 cm. long, conical beak.

Distribution

Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus and Greece

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusEnarthrocarpus
SpeciesEnarthrocarpus arcuatus
Photographed in
Israel