Voucher: KYRG 158
Brassicaceae
Pachypterygium brevipes Bge.
Region: Jalal-Abad Oblast Chatkal Rayon
Gazetteer: Ters Valley, outside Besh-Aral State Res
Coordinates: 41º39'32'' N, 70º43'25'' E Alt: 1452m
10cm tall herbaceous annual. Leaves perfoliate to semiamplexicaule. Flowers yellow in a loose raceme. Siliculae erect becoming pendant.
Scree with large rocks along the Ters river without associated vegetation.
Identification Notes: Verified with Flora of the USSR. Vol.8, V. L. Komarov. Siliculae to 5mm long, pyriform, with thickened wings and prolonged above locule into a short beak. Stigmas not visible at the emarginate apex. Siliculae indehiscent, 1 seeded and without false partition or septum. Siliculae hairy on the sides.
Ancillary Collections: photos
Landrein, S. 158 8 July 2008
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cauline leaf
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