Teesdalia Explained

Teesdalia is a genus in the plant family Brassicaceae. They are herbaceous plants native mostly to Europe and to the Mediterranean region.^{[1] [2]} Shepherdscress is a common name for these plants.

Species

Only two species are currently accepted by The Plant List,^[3] although a few others have "unresolved" status:

• Teesdalia coronopifolia (J.P.Bergeret) Thell.
• Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) W.T.Aiton

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/640503#page/217/mode/1up Oliver Appel: The status of Teesdaliopsis and Teesdalia. (Brassicaceae) In:.. Novon Volume 8, No. 3, 1998, pp. 218
2. Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz, Suzanne I. Warwick. 2008. Proposal to conserve the name Teesdalia (Cruciferae) In:. Taxon 57(4):1357-1358.
3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Teesdalia The Plant List