Biology:Caulanthus glaucus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Caulanthus |
| Species: | C. glaucus
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| Caulanthus glaucus S.Watson
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Streptanthus glaucus (S.Watson) Jeps. | |
Caulanthus glaucus is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names glaucous wild cabbage, bigleaf wildcabbage, and limestone jewelflower.[2][3]
It is native to southern Nevada and adjacent parts of eastern California and Mojave Desert sky islands, where it grows in open, rocky habitat in the desert mountains.
Description
Caulanthus glaucus is a perennial herb producing a slender, branching stem from a woody caudex.
The largest of the leaves appear in a cluster at the base of the plant, and are oblong or oval and up to 10 centimeters long. Smaller, lance-shaped leaves appear higher up on the stem.
The flower has a coat of thick green sepals over narrow yellowish or purplish petals. The fruit is a long, thin silique which may approach 15 centimeters in length.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe. 2022. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153813.
- ↑ "Caulanthus glaucus". https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=18400.
- ↑ "Limestone Jewelflower (Caulanthus glaucus)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/76162-Caulanthus-glaucus.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Caulanthus glaucus
- USDA Plants Profile
- Caulanthus glaucus — U.C. Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q5054479 entry
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