Biology:Erysimum insulare

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Erysimum insulare
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subsp. suffrutescens
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Erysimum
Species:
E. insulare
Binomial name
Erysimum insulare
Greene

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5396349 entry