Biology:Sibara
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Sibara | |
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| Sibara filifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Sibara Greene |
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~10, see text | |
Sibara is a genus of ten plant species in the family Brassicaceae known commonly as the winged rockcresses. They are native to North America. Sibara are similar to cardamines, sending up thin herbaceous stems that bear tiny white to purple flowers. Seeds are borne in flat, laterally compressed, fleshy fruits up to an inch long. Selected species:
- Sibara deserti - desert winged rockcress
- Sibara filifolia - Santa Cruz Island winged rockcress
- Sibara grisea - Marble Canyon winged rockcress
- Sibara rosulata - California winged rockcress
- Sibara viereckii - Viereck's winged rockcress
- Sibara virginica - Virginia winged rockcress
References
- Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L.; Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN:0-89672-614-2
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2883276 entry
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