Schizopetalon Explained

Schizopetalon is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

It is native to western South America. Schizopetalon tenuifolium is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepts these species:

• Schizopetalon arcuatum
• Schizopetalon bipinnatifidum
• Schizopetalon biseriatum
• Schizopetalon brachycarpum
• Schizopetalon corymbosum
• Schizopetalon dentatum
• Schizopetalon maipoanum
• Schizopetalon maritimum
• Schizopetalon rupestre
• Schizopetalon tenuifolium
• Schizopetalon walkeri — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers.^[1]

References

• Book: Pink, A. . Gardening for the Million. 2004 . Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

• Schizopetalum in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org

Notes and References

1. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/genus+Schizopetalon Freedictionary.com: Schizopetalon