Brassicaceae
Tennessee gladecress
Leavenworthia exigua
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Leavenworthia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 田纳西莱文芥
- English
- Tennessee gladecress, Kentucky glade cress
Synonyms
- Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua Rollins
- Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata Rollins
- Leavenworthia exigua var. lutea Rollins
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Kenizzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.