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Brassicaceae

Michaux's gladecress

Leavenworthia uniflora (Michx.) Britton

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Leavenworthia

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Michaux's gladecress: Dried siliques of Leavenworthia uniflora from Ketona Dolomite Glades in Bibb County Alabama
Photo: Kenizzer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Michaux's gladecress

Synonyms

  • Cardamine uniflora Michx.
  • Leavenworthia michauxii Torr.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.