Coincya richeri

Coincya richeri
	Flowers of Coincya richeri at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Tribe:	Brassiceae
Genus:	Coincya
Species:	C. richeri
Binomial name
	Coincya richeri; (Vill.) Greuter & Burdet
Synonyms
	Brassica richeri Vili.; Hutera richeri (Vill.) Gómez-Campo; Rhynchosinapis richeri (Vill.) Heywood; Rynchosinapis richeri Hayek;

Coincya richeri is a plant species in the Brassicaceae (mustard family).

Description

Coincya richeri can reach a height of 20–50 centimetres (7.9–19.7 in). This perennial herbaceous plant has a leafy stem and a basal rosettes of oblong-ovate leaves with a long petiole and serrated edges. The stalked hermaphrodite flowers are 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in) wide, with four yellow petals arranged in dense clusters at the top of the stem. The pods are crossed by three ribs. They bloom from June to August.

Distribution

This plant is endemic in the Western Alps from Monte Viso to Mont Cenis.

Habitat

This rare species can be found in on calcareous soils, debris, cracks in rocks and pastures at elevation of 900–2,400 metres (3,000–7,900 ft) above sea level..

References

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