Muricaria

Muricaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Muricaria
Desv.
Species:
M. prostrata
Binomial name
Muricaria prostrata
(Desf.) Desv.
Synonyms[1]
  • Bunias prostrata Desf. (1798) (basionym)
  • Calepina prostrata (Desf.) Spreng.
  • Laelia prostrata (Desf.) Pers.
  • Muricaria battandieri Hochr.
  • Muricaria battandieri var. subintegrifolia Hochr.
  • Muricaria prostrata var. battandieri (Hochr.) Pamp.
  • Myagrum prostratum (Desf.) Poir.

Muricaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[2] It includes a single species, Muricaria prostrata, which is native to Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Muricaria prostrata (Desf.) Desv". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Muricaria Desv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2025.