Cusickiella

Cusickiella is a small genus containing two species of plants in the family Brassicaceae which are native to the western United States.[1] These are mat-forming perennials with a stumpy, branching caudex covered in rounded clusters of tiny, thick leaves. A short stem bears white or yellowish flowers that yield silicles.[1]

Cusickiella
Cusickiella douglasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cusickiella
Rollins
Species

2 - see text

The alkali cusickiella,[2] Cusickiella douglasii, grows in the hills and mountains from California to Washington, Idaho, and Utah.[1] It has white flowers and usually larger leaves, up to 14 millimeters long.[3]

The Bodie Hills cusickiella, Cusickiella quadricostata, has a more limited distribution in eastern California and western Nevada.[4] It can be distinguished from its congener by its yellow flowers, leaves no more than 5 millimeters long, and a keel along the valves on the silicle.[3]

References
  1. Cusickiella douglasii. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  2. Cusickiella douglasii. Calflora 2013.
  3. Cusickiella. Flora of North America.
  4. Cusickiella quadricostata. The Jepson eFlora 2013.


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