North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Brassicaceae > Teesdalia (shepherd's cress)
	Shepherd's Cress (Teesdalia nudicaulis) Sampson Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 Introduced from Europe, this mustard is uncommon in North Carolina and grows along roadsides and other disturbed areas in the eastern half of the state.
	Shepherd's Cress (Teesdalia nudicaulis) Sampson Co., NC 25 Mar 2007 Basal leaves form a rosette and are strongly pinnatifid.
	Shepherd's Cress (Teesdalia nudicaulis) Sampson Co., NC 25 Mar 2007

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.