Thlaspi perfoliatum L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Brassicaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Thlaspi perfoliatum L.

  • Description

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    Species Description - Annual 1–3 dm; cauline lvs sessile, ovate or ovate- oblong, 1–3 cm, entire or with a few teeth, the basal auricles blunt or rounded; pet 2–3 mm; mature pedicels horizontally spreading; frs obovate, 4–7 mm; convex below, the wing gradually widening to the summit, the wide open notch ca 0.5–1 mm deep and 1–2 mm wide; seeds smooth, 2–4 per locule; 2n=14, 28, 42, 70. Native of Eurasia, now found in fields, roadsides, and waste places here and there in our range. Apr., May.

  • Common Names

    thoroughwort penny-cress