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Noccaea caerulescens (J. Presl & C. Presl) F. K. Mey.

Alpine penny-cress (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

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Synonym | Thlaspi caerulescens J. & C. Presl

Noccaea caerulescens is a small perennial of bare, rocky base-rich habitats, often those contaminated by waste from zinc or lead mining; its stem leaves have rounded auricles.

Trefriw (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2020-08-08

 Alpine penny-cress / Noccaea caerulescens: _Noccaea caerulescens_ is a small perennial of bare, rocky base-rich habitats, often those contaminated by waste from zinc or lead mining; its stem leaves have rounded auricles.

The fruits of Noccaea caerulescens are short, flattened and winged (perpendicular to the septum), with the style reaching or exceeding the tips of the fruit.

Trefriw (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2020-08-08

 Alpine penny-cress / Noccaea caerulescens: The fruits of _Noccaea caerulescens_ are short, flattened and winged (perpendicular to the septum), with the style reaching or exceeding the tips of the fruit.

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