Biology:Erysimum insulare
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Erysimum insulare | |
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| subsp. suffrutescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Erysimum |
| Species: | E. insulare
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| Binomial name | |
| Erysimum insulare Greene
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Erysimum insulare is a species of Erysimum known by the common name island wallflower. It is endemic to coast of southern California , including the Channel Islands. Erysimum insulare grows on coastal bluffs and sand dunes.[1]
Description
Erysimum insulare is a perennial herb or subshrub producing a branching, erect stem 5 to 60 centimeters tall. It is lined with many hairy leaves which are linear to widely lance-shaped. The longest leaves near the base of the stem may be up to 15 centimeters long.
The top of the stem is occupied by a raceme inflorescence of many bright yellow to yellow-orange flowers. The fruit is a silique up to 10 centimeters long.
- Subspecies
There are two subspecies of this plant:
- Erysimum insulare subsp. suffrutescens — most individuals belonging in this one.
- Erysimum insulare subsp. insulare — rare and limited to three of the northern Channel Islands in Channel Islands National Park.[2]
References
- ↑ Calflora database: Erysimum insulare . accessed 2.14.2013
- ↑ California Native Plant Society—CNPS Inventory Plant Detail: Erysimum insulare ssp. insulare . accessed 2.14.2013
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Erysimum insulare
- USDA Plants Profile; Erysimum insulare
- Erysimum insulare - Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q5396349 entry
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