Halimolobos

Halimolobos
Halimolobos diffusus in New Mexico, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Halimolobos
Tausch
Species[1]

8; See text

Synonyms[1]

Poliophyton O.E.Schulz

Halimolobos is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae known generally as fissureworts. It includes eight species of biennial and perennial herbs which native to North America, from the southwestern and south-central United States to northeastern Mexico.[1]

Species

Eight species are accepted.[1]

  • Halimolobos diffusus (A.Gray) O.E.Schulz – spreading fissurewort
  • Halimolobos elatus (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz & C.D.Bailey
  • Halimolobos henricksonii (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz & C.D.Bailey
  • Halimolobos jaegeri (Munz) Rollins – Mojave halimolobos
  • Halimolobos lasiolobus (Link) O.E.Schulz
  • Halimolobos multiracemosus (S.Watson) Rollins
  • Halimolobos pubens (A.Gray) Al-Shehbaz & C.D.Bailey
  • Halimolobos stylosus (Rollins) Al-Shehbaz & C.D.Bailey

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Halimolobos Tausch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2025.