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Caulanthus
''Caulanthus'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. Plants of this genus may be known as jewelflowers. They are also often referred to as wild cabbage, although this common name usually refers to wild variants of ''Brassica oleraceae'', the cabbage plant. Jewelflowers are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where they are often found in warm, arid regions. Many species have an enlarged, erect stem rising from a basal rosette of leaves. Flowers arise directly from the surface of the stem; many species have colorful, bell-shaped flowers. The best-known of the fourteen species is probably the desert candle. Selected species: *'' Caulanthus amplexicaulis'' - claspingleaf wild cabbage, Santa Barbara jewelflower *''Caulanthus anceps'' - Lemmon's mustard *'' Caulanthus barnebyi'' - Black Rock wild cabbage *'' Caulanthus californicus'' - California jewelflower *'' Caulanthus cooperi'' - Cooper's wild cabbage *'' Caulanthus coulteri'' - Coulter's wild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus
''Caulanthus'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. Plants of this genus may be known as jewelflowers. They are also often referred to as wild cabbage, although this common name usually refers to wild variants of ''Brassica oleraceae'', the cabbage plant. Jewelflowers are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where they are often found in warm, arid regions. Many species have an enlarged, erect stem rising from a basal rosette of leaves. Flowers arise directly from the surface of the stem; many species have colorful, bell-shaped flowers. The best-known of the fourteen species is probably the desert candle. Selected species: *'' Caulanthus amplexicaulis'' - claspingleaf wild cabbage, Santa Barbara jewelflower *''Caulanthus anceps'' - Lemmon's mustard *'' Caulanthus barnebyi'' - Black Rock wild cabbage *'' Caulanthus californicus'' - California jewelflower *'' Caulanthus cooperi'' - Cooper's wild cabbage *'' Caulanthus coulteri'' - Coulter's wild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Amplexicaulis
''Caulanthus amplexicaulis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name claspingleaf wild cabbage. It is endemic to California, where it grows on open slopes in the Transverse Ranges and Outer South California Coast Ranges. Description ''Caulanthus amplexicaulis'' is an annual herb that produces a slender erect stem with flat, oval leaves clasping it toward the base. The bulbous purple flower forms a rounded pouch which opens at the top, with the narrow petal tips reflexed back. The outer petal tips are deep purple; the inner tips are much lighter and can be nearly white. The fruit is a very long silique which may exceed 10 centimeters in length. Varieties There are two varieties of this species. *''Caulanthus amplexicaulis'' var. ''barbarae'' — Santa Barbara jewelflower; endemic to the serpentine soils of the San Rafael Mountains in central Santa Barbara County. The sepals forming the rounded pouch of the flower are white to cream i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Candle
''Caulanthus inflatus'', the desert candle, also referred to as squaw cabbage, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, and the southern Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges in the United States. It is found at elevations between . Description ''Caulanthus inflatus'' is an annual plant growing up to 70 cm in height, with a thick, swollen stem that looks like a yellow candle. The basal leaves are 2–7 cm long, smaller higher up the stem. The flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...s are small, with four reddish-purple petals. References *Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 170 External linksJepson Flora Project: ''Caulanthus inflatus'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Coulteri
''Caulanthus coulteri'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Coulter's wild cabbage. It is endemic to California, where it is a widespread member of the flora in several dry, open habitat types, such as chaparral and Mojave Desert. Description ''Caulanthus coulteri'' is a tall annual herb producing a slender, branching stem lined with generally lance-shaped leaves which may be smooth to sharply sawtoothed along the edges. The widely spaced flowers are somewhat bullet-shaped with coats of pouched sepals which are bright to deep purple when new and fade to yellow-green. The sepals open to reveal dark-veined petal tips with wavy margins. The fruit is a long, thin silique A silique or siliqua (plural ''siliques'' or ''siliquae'') is a type of fruit (seed capsule) having two fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. When the length is less than three times the width of the dried fruit i ... which may app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Inflatus
''Caulanthus inflatus'', the desert candle, also referred to as squaw cabbage, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, and the southern Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges in the United States. It is found at elevations between . Description ''Caulanthus inflatus'' is an annual plant growing up to 70 cm in height, with a thick, swollen stem that looks like a yellow candle. The basal leaves are 2–7 cm long, smaller higher up the stem. The flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...s are small, with four reddish-purple petals. References *Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 170 External linksJepson Flora Project: ''Caulanthus inflatus'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Glaucus
''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. 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 External linksJepson Manual Treatment: ''Caulanthus glaucus'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Pilosus
''Caulanthus pilosus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names hairy wild cabbage and chocolate drops. It is native to open, dry habitat in the Great Basin of Nevada, the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada to and surrounding regions of the United States northward to the SE corner of Oregon. It is an annual or occasionally perennial herb coated in thin hairs, especially toward the base. Description ''Caulanthus pilosus'' may produce many stems per plant. The leaves are oblong in shape and deeply cut into lobes, hairy, and up to 25 centimeters long. Leaves toward the top of the stem are reduced in size, sometimes linear and smooth-edged, lacking lobes. The flower is covered in thick sepals which are greenish purple to deep purple or chocolate brown, splitting to reveal the wavy-edged, light-colored petals inside. The top cluster of flowers on each stem are sterile. The fruit is a long, narrow, upward-curving silique which may approach 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Cooperi
''Caulanthus cooperi'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Cooper's wild cabbage. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it is a common plant in a number of open, sandy habitats. This annual herb produces a slender, somewhat twisted stem with widely lance-shaped to oblong leaves clasping it. The flower has a rounded or urn-shaped coat of pinkish or pale greenish sepals enclosing light yellow or pale purple petals. The fruit is a straight or curving silique A silique or siliqua (plural ''siliques'' or ''siliquae'') is a type of fruit (seed capsule) having two fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. When the length is less than three times the width of the dried fruit i ... several centimeters long. References External linksJepson Manual Treatment of ''Caulanthus cooperi'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Californicus
''Caulanthus californicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names California jewelflower and St. Francis cabbage. It is endemic to California, where it has been known only from the San Joaquin Valley and the adjacent eastern slopes of the Central Coast Ranges, including the Carrizo Plain and Cuyama Valley. Its range is dramatically decreased from its historical distribution, and the plant is a federally listed endangered species. This is an annual herb producing an erect or spreading branched stem which is variable in height. The rounded or oval, toothed leaves are up to 10 centimeters long and clasp the stem, mainly around the lower part. The inflorescence produces several rounded flowers, often only along one side of the stem. Each flower has pouched sepals which are dark purple when new and turn light green to white as the flower opens. The frilly petals inside are nearly white with purple veining. The fruit is a silique up to 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Heterophyllus
''Caulanthus heterophyllus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names San Diego wild cabbage and San Diego jewelflower. This annual wildflower is native to the coast ranges of southern California and Baja California. It is a member of the chaparral plant community and is common in areas recovering from wildfire. Description This plant has a smooth, erect stem which may be thin or quite stout. The stem produces long, pointed leaves at intervals, and toward the top of the stem produces flowers at similar intervals. The point of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence of one to several flowers. Each flower is showy, with a magenta to purple hollow urn-shaped body and a mouth surrounded by contrasting white petals which curl outward. The fruit is a silique A silique or siliqua (plural ''siliques'' or ''siliquae'') is a type of fruit (seed capsule) having two fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillenia Lemmonii
''Caulanthus anceps'' (syn. ''Guillenia lemmonii'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Lemmon's mustard. It is endemic to California, where it grows on open slopes and plains in the Central Coast Ranges and adjacent Central Valley. It can generally be found in areas with alkaline soils. Description ''Caulanthus anceps'' is an annual herb that produces an erect, waxy-textured stem with lance-shaped leaves borne on petioles. The inflorescence is a raceme of many fragrant flowers each with four pink-veined lavender petals. The fruit is a long silique up to 7 centimeters in length. External linksJepson Manual Treatment: ''Caulanthus anceps'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Anceps
''Caulanthus anceps'' (syn. ''Guillenia lemmonii'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Lemmon's mustard. It is endemic to California, where it grows on open slopes and plains in the Central Coast Ranges and adjacent Central Valley. It can generally be found in areas with alkaline soils. Description ''Caulanthus anceps'' is an annual herb that produces an erect, waxy-textured stem with lance-shaped leaves borne on petioles. The inflorescence is a raceme of many fragrant flowers each with four pink-veined lavender petals. The fruit is a long silique up to 7 centimeters in length. External linksJepson Manual Treatment: ''Caulanthus anceps'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
