Tennessee Glade Cress

Leavenworthia exigua

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Leavenworthia exigua — flower photograph — (c) Kyle M. Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph · iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Brassicaceae
Flower color: White, yellow or purple

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White, yellow or purple” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 6 inches” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Also known as

Tennessee Glade Cress

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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