A new taxon within Biscutella laevigata L. (Brassicaceae) endemic to calamine areas in southern Poland

By

Wierzbicka, Małgorzata
Pielichowska, Maria
Bemowska-Kałabun, Olga
Rostański, Adam
Wasowicz, Pawel

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

160

Pages

123--129

Subjects

Biscutella , Biscutella laevigata subsp. woycickii , Brassicaceae , new subspecies , southern Poland , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.160.53937

 

Abstract

A new taxon Biscutella laevigata subsp. woycickii (Brassicaceae) is described from southern Poland. The taxon is similar to B. laevigata subsp. gracilis, but differs in having thin, light-green rosette leaves very densely covered by simple non-glandular trichomes, smaller seeds and the ability to tolerate and accumulate high amounts of heavy metals. This new taxon is supported by results of cultivation experiments, as well as genetic and paleobotanical evidence.