Sibara

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
Tribus: Thelypodieae
Genus: Sibara
Species: S. anethifolia – S. angelorum – S. brandegeana – S. davidsonii – S. deserti – S. dilloniorum – S. filifolia – S. laxa – S. macrostachya – S. matthioloides – S. mendocina – S. pinnata – S. tehuelches
Name

Sibara Greene Pittonia 3(13): 10. (1896) nom. cons. against Machaerophorus Schltdl.

Type species: Sibara angelorum (S.Watson) Greene Pittonia 3(13): 11. (1896)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Machaerophorus Schltdl. Linnaea 28: 469. (1857)
Type species: Machaerophorus matthioloides Schltdl. Linnaea 28: 469. (1857)
Pterygiosperma O.E.Schulz Pflanzenr. (Engler) Crucif.-Sisymbr. 175 (1924)
Werdermannia O.E.Schulz Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 470. (1928)

References

Greene, E.L. 1896. Pittonia 3(13): 10–12.
Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2010. A synopsis of the genus Sibara (Brassicaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 15(1): 139–147. DOI: 10.3100/025.015.0107 JSTOR Reference page.
Koch, M.A. et al. 2017. Sibara in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Jan. 28.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Sibara. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 24 2017. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Sibara. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan. 2017.

Vernacular names
English: Winged Rockcress

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