| Cusickiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cusickiella Rollins |
| Species | |
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Cusickiella is a small genus containing two species of plants in the mustard family.[1] These are mat-forming perennials with stumpy branches covered in rounded clusters of tiny thick leaves. Each cluster somewhat resembles a very tiny cabbage. Each small branch blooms in a white or yellowish flower in a base of triangular sepals which may be hairy. The fruit is a silique usually containing a single seed. Both species are native to the western United States. Cusickiella douglasii grows in the mountains from California to Washington, and Cusickiella quadricostata has a more limited distribution in eastern California and western Nevada.