''Stanleya'' is a genus of six species of plants in the 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 leav ...
known commonly as prince's plumes. These are herbs or erect shrubs which bear dense, plumelike
inflorescence
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s of white to bright yellow flowers with long
stamens. ''Stanleya'' species are native to the western United States. These plants are toxic because they concentrate
selenium
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from the soil in their tissues.
Species:
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Stanleya albescens
''Stanleya'' is the name of two genera:
* ''Stanleya'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropod
* ''Stanleya'' (plant), a genus of plant
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'' - white prince's plume
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Stanleya confertiflora
''Stanleya'' is the name of two genera:
* ''Stanleya'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropod
* ''Stanleya'' (plant), a genus of plant
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'' - Oregon prince's plume
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Stanleya elata
''Stanleya elata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Panamint princesplume. It is native to the desert mountains of eastern California and western Nevada, where it grows in rocky and scrubby habit ...
'' - Panamint prince's plume
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Stanleya pinnata'' - desert prince's plume
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Stanleya tomentosa
''Stanleya'' is the name of two genera:
* ''Stanleya'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropod
* ''Stanleya'' (plant), a genus of plant
{{Genus disambiguation ...
'' - woolly prince's plume
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Stanleya viridiflora
''Stanleya viridiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known as green princesplume and green-flowered prince's plume. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in sagebrush and plateau habitat, often ...
'' - green prince's plume
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Stanleya''Jepson Manual Treatment
Brassicaceae
Flora of the Western United States
Brassicaceae genera
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