"Lesquerella" | |
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Physaria tenella, formerly "Lesquerella tenella" | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: |
Lesquerella S. Watson |
Species | |
None |
Lesquerella is the former name of a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. [1] Recent work[ vague] has shown that Lesquerella is indistinct from the genus Physaria and both genera have been united under Physaria. [2] In addition, the former Lesquerella of the southeastern United States have been moved to the genus Paysonia since 2002. [3] The genus Lesquerella is now no longer applied to any species and is considered defunct.
The genus is named in honor of Leo Lesquereux, 1805–1889, Swiss and American botanist. [4]