What is the common name of Anelsonia eurycarpa? This article introduces you to this plant
Anelsonia eurycarpa (earth wings), 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 Brassicaceae tribe Arabideae. 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 one species, Anelsonia eurycarpa.
Introduction to Anelsonia eurycarpa (earth wings)
The Chinese scientific name is Cicada-wing cress, and its Latin scientific name is Anelsonia eurycarpa (A. Gray) J.F.Macbr. & Payson; it is also called earth wings.
Anelsonia eurycarpa (earth wings) is a herbaceous plant of the order Papaverales, family Brassicaceae, tribe Arabideae. It is very small, with rosette leaves, grayish green, soft, succulent, and hairy. It has small white flowers in dense inflorescences. The fruit is 2 to 3 cm, oval. After the fruit matures, the valves and seeds fall off, leaving only a membranous septum, like a cicada's wing.
Distribution area of Anelsonia eurycarpa (earth wings)
Anelsonia eurycarpa (earth wings) is produced on dry, gravelly sunny slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It grows in high-altitude mountainous areas throughout the western United States.
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