Caulanthus glaucus
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Limestone jewelflower, Caulanthus glaucus (15291360513).jpg
| genus = Caulanthus
| species = glaucus
| authority = S.Watson
| synonyms = Streptanthus glaucus (S.Watson) Jeps.
| status = G3
| status_system = TNC
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Caulanthus glaucus |url=https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=18400 |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=ucjeps.berkeley.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Limestone Jewelflower (Caulanthus glaucus) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/76162-Caulanthus-glaucus |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=iNaturalist |language=en}}
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
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2240,2371,2383 Jepson Manual Treatment: Caulanthus glaucus]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAGL12 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Caulanthus+glaucus Caulanthus glaucus — U.C. Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the California desert regions
Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert
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