Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata

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]

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:
Variety:
L. e. var. laciniata
Trinomial name
Leavenworthia exigua var. laciniata
Rollins, 1963

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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