Sibara
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Sibara is a genus of ten plant species in the mustard family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....

 known commonly as the winged rockcresses. They are native to North America. Sibara are similar to cardamine
Cardamine
Cardamine , is a large genus in the family Brassicaceae. It contains more than 150 species of annuals and perennials. The genus grows worldwide in diverse habitats, except in the Antarctic. Genus Dentaria is a synonym for Cardamine.The leaves can have different forms, going from minute to...

s, sending up thin herbaceous stems that bear tiny white to purple flowers. Seeds are borne in flat, laterally compressed, fleshy fruits up to an inch long.
Selected species:
  • Sibara deserti - desert winged rockcress
  • Sibara filifolia
    Sibara filifolia
    Sibara filifolia, known by the common name Santa Cruz Island winged rockcress, is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family...

    - Santa Cruz Island winged rockcress
  • Sibara grisea - Marble Canyon winged rockcress
  • Sibara rosulata - California winged rockcress
  • Sibara viereckii - Viereck's winged rockcress
  • Sibara virginica
    Sibara virginica
    Sibara virginica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Virginia winged rockcress. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout the southeastern quadrant of the United States and in California and Baja California in the west. It grows in...

    - Virginia winged rockcress

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