Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata

Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata, the star mustard or wallflower cabbage, is a subspecies of Coincya monensis.[1]

Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Coincya
Species:
Subspecies:
C. m. subsp. recurvata
Trinomial name
Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata
(Leadlay, 1990)

It is found in eight U.S. states.[2] It may have been introduced to the U.S. as the Isle of Man cabbage and subsequently evolved through the founder effect and geographic isolation into a new subspecies.

References

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  1. ^ Vioque, Javier; Pastor, Julio; Vioque, Eduardo (1994-05-01). "Leaf wax alkanes in the genus coincya". Phytochemistry. The International Journal of Plant Biochemistry. 36 (2): 349–352. Bibcode:1994PChem..36..349V. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97073-0. ISSN 0031-9422.
  2. ^ NACZI, ROBERT F.C.; THIERET, JOHN W. (1996). "Invasion and Spread of "Coincya Monensis" (Brassicaceae) in North America". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 17 (1): 43–53. ISSN 0036-1488. JSTOR 41960949.