Moricandia
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Moricandia (named for Moricand, an Italian botanist). Cruciferae. A few herbs or little shrubs of the Medit. region, seldom cult., allied to Brassica. Erect, very glabrous and glaucous, branching: lvs. entire or pinnatisect: fls. large, purple or rose: pod elongated, on strict pedicels. Only one species is likely to be cult., M. arvensis, DC. This is annual or biennial, 12-18 in. high, with entire lvs., the cauline cordate and clasping, the lower ones oblong: fls. terminal, in spring and summer, violet with darker lines, attractive. S. Eu. B.M. 3007. G. 35:707. Seeds sown in early spring give plants blooming in midsummer.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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