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Streptanthus drepanoides

Streptanthus drepanoides Kruckeb. & Morrison

Sickle Fruit Jewel Flower, Sickle-fruit Jewelflower, Sicklefruit Jewelflower

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: STDR2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Sepals greenish yellow, petals yellowish white with brownish purple veins.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Steep mobile substrate on sedimentary or volcanic slopes, usually on serpentine outcrops, openings in chaparral, pine woodland.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

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