Braya

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Brassicaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Braya Sternb. & Hoppe

  • Description

    Genus Description - Sep somewhat cucullate; pet white or suffused with purple, oblong-obovate; short stamens subtended by a U-shaped gland; filaments flat; anthers cordate- ovate; ovary cylindric, with 2–several ovules per locule; style very short; stigma capitate; fr linear, often torulose, the valves with prominent midnerve and obscure secondary nerves, the septum composed of thick-walled elongate cells and appearing transversely striolate at 20 x; herbs with simple or branched hairs. 20, circumboreal.