''Streptanthus carinatus'', the lyreleaf jewelflower,
is an
annual to biennial plant in the mustard family (
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...
) found in the
Arizona Upland of the
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert ( es, Desierto de Sonora) is a desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizona ...
.
[Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ] Subspecies ''S. carinatus arixonicus'' has white to cream colored flowers in its western range, becoming strongly yellow eastward.
[ Subspecies ''S. carinatus carinatus'' has purple flowers.][
]
References
carinatus
Plants described in 1853
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