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Streptanthus polygaloides

Streptanthus polygaloides A. Gray

Milkwort Jewel Flower, Milkwort Jewelflower

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: STPO2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Sepals greenish yellow or purplish, petals white with purplish veins.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Serpentine substrates in grasslands, openings in chaparral, oak and pine woodlands.

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

Metadata

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

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