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cusickiella
Scientific Name: Cusickiella
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
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Cusickiella: A Western U.S. Native
Cusickiella is a small genus of plants belonging to the mustard family (Brassicaceae). These plants are native to the western United States and are mat-forming.
Considerations for Pets
- Some species of Cusickiella may be found in home gardens.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Cusickiella
- Common Names:
- Alkali false whitlow-grass (for Cusickiella douglasii)
- Alkali draba (for Cusickiella douglasii)
- Douglas' draba (for Cusickiella douglasii)
- Bodie Hills cusickiella (for Cusickiella quadricostata)
- Bodie Hills false whitlowgrass (for Cusickiella quadricostata)
- Douglas' whitlow-grass
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Cusickiella Rollins
- Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
- Taxonomic Rank: Genus, Species
- Synonyms:
- Draba douglasii Gray (synonym for Cusickiella douglasii)
- Draba douglasii A. Gray var. crockeri (Lemmon) C.L. Hitchc. (synonym for alkali cusickiella)
- Draba quadricostata Rollins (synonym for Cusickiella quadricostata)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the western United States.
- Cusickiella douglasii grows in northern, southern, and central California.
- Cusickiella quadricostata has been observed in the Bodie Hills and Sweetwater Flat, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest.
Morphological Characteristics
- Perennial herbs.
- Mat-forming.
- Cespitose or pulvinate (densely tufted or cushion-like).
- Taprooted, with a much-branched, woody caudex.
- Scapose or subscapose (having a flower stalk arising from the ground).
- Leaves are basal and cauline (on the stem), alternate, sessile, simple, and entire.
- Plants are glabrous (smooth) or pubescent (hairy).
- Cusickiella quadricostata develops into a round-shaped shrub.
Ecological Role
- It is BLM policy to manage for the conservation of special status plants and their associated habitats.
Additional Information
- Cusickiella quadricostata is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.
- Cusickiella douglasii is listed as State Threatened and BLM sensitive.
Further Information
- Jepson Manual - Higher Plants of California: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_key.pl?CUSI
- BONAP's North American Plant Atlas
- The Plant List
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)
- Discover Life
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Oregon Flora Project