Phoenicaulis
{{short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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Phoenicaulis is a monotypic genus[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=37877 Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides.] The Jepson eFlora 2013. of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae found in western North America. It contains the single species Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides, which is known by the common names daggerpod and wallflower phoenicaulis. The genus name means 'reddish-purple stems', probably in reference to the tendency for the stems to take on such a color, and the species name means 'hand of flowers'.{{Cite book|last=Taylor|first=Ronald J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25708726|title=Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary|publisher=Mountain Press Pub. Co|year=1994|isbn=0-87842-280-3|edition=rev.|location=Missoula, MT|pages=90|language=en|oclc=25708726|orig-year=1992}}
Description
The species is a perennial herb producing one or more stems up to {{Convert|25 to 30|cm|frac=8}} tall from a caudex. The basal leaves are narrowly lance-shaped to teardrop-shaped, up to 10 cm long, and woolly in texture. Leaves higher on the stem are shorter and usually less hairy. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250094640 Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides.] Flora of North America. with purple or pink petals up to about 1.5 cm long. The fruits are narrow, hairless siliques up to 9 cm long, and stick out from the stem on pedicels. The fruits are shaped like a dagger, giving the common name daggerpod.
Range and Habitat
The plant grows in many types of habitat, especially rocky areas. It occurs in sagebrush scrub, scree, exposed volcanic and clay slopes, rock outcrops, hills, banks, and meadows. In the southern part of its range it also grows in the alpine climate of high mountains.{{citation |author= Blackwell, L. R. |title= Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin |year= 2002 |publisher= Lone Pine Publishing}} It grows at up to 3200 meters in elevation and flowers early in spring.
Gallery
Image: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides iNat-160451303.jpg|Leaves
Image: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides iNat-156680453.jpg|Flowers
Image: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides iNat-169386311.jpg|Seed capsule
References
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External links
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PHCH Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides.] USDA PLANTS.
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Phoenicaulis+cheiranthoides Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides.] CalPhotos.
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Category:Flora of Washington (state)