Erysimum redowskii facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Erysimum redowskii |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Erysimum |
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E. redowskii
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| Erysimum redowskii Weinm.
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Pallas' wallflower is a small plant with pretty purple flowers. Its scientific name is Erysimum redowskii, but it's also known as Erysimum pallasii. This plant lives in the very cold Arctic regions. Interestingly, its purple flowers don't reflect UV light, which is something many insects can see!
Naming Pallas' Wallflower
Plants often have long scientific names. Erysimum redowskii was first described by a scientist named Johann Anton Weinmann in 1810. Another scientist, Frederick Traugott Pursh, described a similar plant called Cheiranthus pallasii in 1813.
Later, in 1925, Merritt Lyndon Fernald moved Cheiranthus pallasii into the Erysimum group, calling it Erysimum pallasii. More recently, in 2010 and 2012, Adolf Polatschek suggested that Erysimum pallasii is actually the same plant as Erysimum redowskii. This idea is now accepted by many plant experts.
Where Pallas' Wallflower Lives
This special wallflower grows all around the northern parts of the world. You can find it from northern Greenland all the way to North European Russia. It is very common in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, which is a group of islands in northern Canada. You can also see it in Greenland, Northwest Canada, and Alaska in the United States.
How Pallas' Wallflower Reproduces
Pallas' wallflower has a unique way of making new seeds. It seems to be an "apomictic" species. This means it can produce seeds without needing pollen from another plant or even visits from insects like bees. It's like the plant can make copies of itself all on its own! This is helpful in the Arctic where there might not be many insects flying around to help with pollination.
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