Peltaria

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Peltaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Peltaria (Greek, small shield, referring to the roundish form of the pod). Cruciferae. Tall glabrous herbs with entire cauline lvs., sagittate-cordate at base: fls. white, subcorymbose; fruiting pedicels spreading or recurved, filiform, without bracts; sepals broad; stamens free, not toothed: silique orbiculate or obo- vate, 1-celled, indehiscent, much compressed, reticulate. About 4 species, natives of S. Eu., Asia Minor, Syria, and Persia. P. alliacea, Jacq. About 1 ft. high, with entire petals, smooth flat pods, and sagittate- clasping lvs. This species has the odor of garlic, as its name would suggest. E. Eu. Offered in the trade as a cut-fl. R.H. 1908, p. 131. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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