Morisia

Morisia
Morisia monanthos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Morisia
J.Gay
Species:
M. monanthos
Binomial name
Morisia monanthos
(Viv.) Asch.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Morisea DC.
  • Monanthemum Scheele
  • Erucaria hypogaea Viv.
  • Monanthemum acaule Scheele
  • Morisia acaulis J.Gay
  • Morisia hypogaea (Viv.) J.Gay ex Colla
  • Rapistrum hypogaeum (Viv.) Duby
  • Sisymbrium monanthos Viv. (1824) (basionym)

Morisia is a monotypic genus of ornamental plant in the family Brassicaceae.[3] Its only species is Morisia monanthos, also called M. hypogaea. It is a perennial native to the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia.[3]

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