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Polyctenium fremontii
Polyctenium fremontii (S. Watson) Greene
Desert Combleaf, Fremont's Combleaf
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: POFR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle , Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , NV , ORNative Habitat: Mud flats, dry meadows, sagebrush areas, edge of vernal pools, shallow soil on basalt, dry streambeds and swales, gravel bars, rocky wash.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 Polyctenium fremontii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polyctenium fremontii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polyctenium fremontii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR