Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) W.T.Aiton is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) W.T.Aiton

Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) W.T.Aiton

Common shepherd's-cress (Teesdalia nudicaulis) is an annual Brassicaceae flowering plant native to Europe, Madeira, and Morocco, introduced to parts of the Americas.

Family
Genus
Teesdalia
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Teesdalia nudicaulis (L.) W.T.Aiton

Teesdalia nudicaulis, commonly known as common shepherd's-cress, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Madeira, Morocco, and almost the whole of Europe, though it has become locally extinct in Switzerland and Hungary. It has also been introduced to the east and west coasts of the United States, as well as southern Chile. This is an annual species that grows in meadows, fields, and roadsides, most often in soils disturbed by human activity.

Photo: (c) Francisco Barros, all rights reserved, uploaded by Francisco Barros

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Teesdalia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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