Caulanthus
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Caulanthus is a genus of plants in the mustard family
. 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
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
. 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
Cabbage
Cabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae and is a leafy green vegetable...
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
Desert candle
Caulanthus inflatus, the Desert candle, 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...
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- Caulanthus amplexicaulisCaulanthus amplexicaulisCaulanthus amplexicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name claspingleaf wild cabbage. It is endemic to California, where it grows on open slopes in the Transverse Ranges and southern Central Coast Ranges. This annual herb produces a slender erect stem...
- claspingleaf wild cabbage, Santa Barbara jewelflower - Caulanthus ancepsCaulanthus ancepsCaulanthus anceps is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family 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...
- Lemmon's mustard - Caulanthus barnebyi - Black Rock wild cabbage
- Caulanthus californicusCaulanthus californicusCaulanthus californicus is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names California jewelflower and St. Francis cabbage....
- California jewelflower - Caulanthus cooperiCaulanthus cooperiCaulanthus cooperi is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family 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...
- Cooper's wild cabbage - Caulanthus coulteriCaulanthus coulteriCaulanthus coulteri is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Coulter's wild cabbage. It is endemic to California, where it is a widespread member of the flora in several dry, open habitat types, such as chaparral...
- Coulter's wild cabbage - Caulanthus crassicaulisCaulanthus crassicaulisCaulanthus crassicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family 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,...
- thickstem wild cabbage - Caulanthus glaucusCaulanthus glaucusCaulanthus glaucus is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name glaucous wild cabbage. 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.This is a...
- glaucous wild cabbage - Caulanthus halliiCaulanthus halliiCaulanthus hallii is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Hall's wild cabbage. It is native to southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and surrounding dry mountain slopes...
- Hall's wild cabbage - Caulanthus heterophyllusCaulanthus heterophyllusCaulanthus heterophyllus is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family 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...
- San Diego wild cabbage - Caulanthus inflatusDesert candleCaulanthus inflatus, the Desert candle, 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...
- desert candle - Caulanthus lasiophyllus - California mustard
- Caulanthus majorCaulanthus majorCaulanthus major is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family 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,...
- slender wild cabbage - Caulanthus pilosusCaulanthus pilosusCaulanthus pilosus is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names hairy wild cabbage and chocolate drops. It is native to open, dry habitat in the Great Basin and surrounding regions of the United States...
- hairy wild cabbage, chocolate drops - Caulanthus simulansCaulanthus simulansCaulanthus simulans is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family 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...
- Payson's wild cabbage