Warea sessilifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Warea |
| Species: | W. sessilifolia
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| Warea sessilifolia Nash
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Warea sessilifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Warea genus. It grows in the Florida panhandle,[1] Alabama, and Georgia. An annual dicot, its common name is sessileleaf pinelandcress. It produces dark pink flowers and narrow curved fruit pods.[2] It grows up to 3 feet high. Its name sessilifolia refers to its stemless leaves.[3]
W. sessilifolia has been observed in habitat types such as slash pine plantations, scrub oak barrens, and oak-wiregrass areas. It has also been found in disturbed areas such as alongside roads and within disturbed pinewoods.[4]
References
- ^ "Warea sessilifolia - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
- ^ "Warea sessilifolia". georgiabiodiversity.org.
- ^ Hammer, Roger L. (April 1, 2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers: Over 600 Wildflowers of the Sunshine State including National Parks, Forests, Preserves, and More than 160 State Parks. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-3094-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, R. D. Houk. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Escambia, Leon, Liberty, and Walton.