Carrichtera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Brassiceae
Genus: Carrichtera
Species: C. annua
Name

Carrichtera DC.

Type species: Carrichtera annua (L.) DC.

References

De Candolle, A.P., 1838. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 244

Links

Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Carrichtera in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 22.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carrichtera. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2019. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carrichtera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Carrichtera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carrichtera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Carrichtera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]

It has a single species, Carrichtera annua, commonly known as Ward's weed. Its native range is from Macaronesia across North Africa and Western Asia to Iran and Saudi Arabia, and in Portugal and Greece in southern Europe.[1]

It has been introduced to Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and California,[1] where it is considered invasive.[2]
References

"Carrichtera DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
Carrichtera annua . California Invasive Plant Council.