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Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt.

Wallflower phoenicaulis

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

USDA Symbol: PHCH

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Several short, smooth, somewhat shiny, unbranched stems growing from grayish basal tufts of leaves and ending in dense racemes of pink or purplish flowers.

This is the only species in this genus. When the pods dry, the entire flowering stem breaks at the base and is tumbled away by the wind.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR , WA
Native Distribution: Central Washington south to northern California, northern Nevada, and southern Idaho.
Native Habitat: Sagebrush and Ponderosa Pine woods.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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