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Caulanthus Inflatus 003 — Jim Staley
''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 wil ... [...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 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] |
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] |
Guillenia Lasiophylla
''Guillenia lasiophylla'' is a species of mustard plant known by the common names California mustard and slenderpod jewelflower. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern Mexico. It can be found in a variety of habitats such as desert flats, gravelly areas, limestone rocks, talus slopes, sandy banks, and grassy fields. This is a thin-stemmed erect annual herb with long lobed, toothed leaves surrounding the base of the plant and smaller leaves lining the stem. The top of the plant is occupied by an inflorescence of flowers, each with widely spaced oval-shaped white or yellowish petals half a centimeter long. The fruit is a flat, narrow 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 ... up to 7 centimeters long which hangs downward from the stem. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillenia Flavescens
''Guillenia flavescens'' is a species of mustard plant. It is one of several species known by the common name yellow mustard, though the plant most widely known as yellow mustard is probably ''Sinapis alba''. ''G. flavescens'' is a thin-stemmed annual herb growing large, lobed or toothed leaves up to 22 centimeters long around its base, and smaller, less toothed leaves along its gray-pink to brown stem. At intervals along the upper stem appear cream, yellowish, or very pale purple flowers, each somewhat cuboid in shape and about a centimeter long. The tips of the petals around the mouth are curled, flared, or claw-like. The fruit is a thin silique up to 9 centimeters long. This species is endemic to California, where it grows in the valleys and mountains surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulanthus Simulans
''Caulanthus simulans'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names Payson's wild cabbage and Payson's jewelflower. It is endemic to southern California, where it is known mainly from open, dry habitat in the hills and deserts of Riverside and San Diego Counties. It is a bristly annual herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ... with deeply cut leaves, the longest arranged in cluster around the base of the stem. The flower is covered in thick, purple-tinted greenish sepals which split to reveal narrow, pale yellow petals at the tip. The fruit is a silique up to 8 centimeters long. References External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...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 Major
''Caulanthus major'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name slender wild cabbage. It is native to the Great Basin and surrounding regions of the United States, where it grows on dry mountain slopes and similar habitat. It is a perennial herb growing an erect, hollow stem from a woody caudex. It is most similar to its relative, '' Caulanthus crassicaulis''. Leaves appear in a basal rosette about the stem and along the body of the stem, and are smooth, toothed, or deeply cut along the edges. The largest leaves are lowest on the stem and may reach 9 centimeters long. The flower is enclosed in thick, sometimes hairy sepals which are very dark in color when new, usually a deep purple. The petals emerging from the tip are narrow and dark-veined. The fruit is a thin silique up to 13 centimeters long. External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...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] |
Caulanthus Hallii
''Caulanthus hallii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Hall's wild cabbage. Distribution It is native to southern California and northern Baja California. It grows in the Colorado Desert (western Sonoran Desert), Mojave Desert sky islands, and the dry eastern Peninsular Ranges slopes. Description ''Caulanthus hallii'' is an annual herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ... producing a hollow stem fringed at the base with long, deeply cut leaves which are hairless or sometimes bristly. The greenish yellow flower has a coat of hairy sepals over narrow, pale petals. The fruit is a silique up to about 11 centimeters long. References External linksJepson Manual Treatment of ''Caulanthus hallii'' [...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 Crassicaulis
''Caulanthus crassicaulis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name thickstem wild cabbage. It is native to the western United States where it is a member of the flora in sagebrush, woodland, and desert scrub habitats. This is a perennial herb producing a stout, inflated stem from a woody caudex base. The leaves form a basal rosette and occur at intervals along the stem. They are broadly lance-shaped on the lower stem and much smaller and linear in shape farther up. They may have smooth, toothed, or deeply cut edges. The rounded flower has a coat of thick, pouched sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...s which part at the flower tip to reveal narrow dark purple or brown petals. There are two varieties of this species: va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
