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What are the other names for Anelsonia eurycarpa? Learn about its other names

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Anelsonia eurycarpa (also known as "wings of the earth") is a perennial succulent herbaceous plant. After the fruit matures, the valves and seeds fall off, leaving only a membranous septum, like a cicada's wing. It belongs to the tribe Arabideae in the family Brassicaceae. Its scientific name was given in honor of the botanist Aven Nelson. It is now regarded as a separate genus, and this genus contains only the single species Anelsonia eurycarpa.

Anelsonia eurycarpa (wings of the earth) Introduction

Its Chinese scientific name is Daggerpod, and its Latin scientific name is Anelsonia eurycarpa (A. Gray) J.F.Macbr. & Payson. It is also called "wings of the earth."

 Anelsonia eurycarpa (wings of the earth) is a herbaceous plant in the order Papaverales, family Brassicaceae, tribe Arabideae. It is very small in size, with rosette-shaped leaves that are grayish-green, soft, succulent, and hairy. It has small white flowers in dense inflorescences. The fruit is 2 to 3 cm, oval-shaped. After the fruit matures, the valves and seeds fall off, leaving only a membranous septum, like a cicada's wing.

Distribution areas of Anelsonia eurycarpa (wings of the earth)

Anelsonia eurycarpa (wings of the earth) is native to the dry, gravelly sunny slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It grows in high-altitude mountain areas throughout the western United States.

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