Athysanus

Athysanus

taxobox
name = "Athysanus pusillus"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Brassicaceae
genus = "Athysanus"
species = "A. pusillus"
binomial = "Athysanus pusillus"
binomial_authority = (Hook.) Greene
synonyms = "Thysanocarpus pusillus"|

"Athysanus" is a monotypic genus whose only species is "Athysanus pusillus", the common sandweed. It is an annual herb with long, spindly stems on which grow small, unassuming white flowers. The tiny fruits that emerge from the flowers are flat, circular, green, and fringed with prominent white hairs. It is native to the western United States and into British Columbia.

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ATPU USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2240,2321,2322 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.timetotrack.com/jay/athys2.htm Photo of the fruits]


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