Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata

Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Leavenworthia
Species:
L. exigua
Variety:
L. e. var. laciniata
Trinomial name
Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata
Rollins, 1963

Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata, the Kentucky glade cress, is a threatened variety of flowering annual plant in the mustard family endemic to a small area in the southern outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky.[1] The taxon is listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The federal government designated 2,053 acres as critical habitat for Kentucky glade cress.[2] Critical habitat for the species in Kentucky's Bullitt and Jefferson counties is threatened by developers, including a proposed natural gas pipeline from Louisville Gas & Electric.[3][4] A campaign to protect the Kentucky glade cress exists.[5]

References

  1. ^ "ECOS: Species Profile".
  2. ^ "Kentucky Flower Gains Endangered Species Act Protection With 2,053 Acres of Protected Habitat". www.biologicaldiversity.org. Center for Biological Diversity. May 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Giffin, Connor (April 5, 2023). "This flower exists in only a tiny part of Kentucky. Can it be saved from Louisville sprawl?". The Courier-Journal.
  4. ^ Latek, Tom (July 21, 2022). "Recovery plan set for rare plant found in only two Kentucky counties". The News-Enterprise.
  5. ^ Bruggers, James (October 2, 2015). "Group buys land to save rare wildflower". The Courier-Journal.


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