Halimolobos jaegeri
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Halimolobos jaegeri is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family
known by the common name Mojave fissurewort, or Mojave halimolobos. It is native to the Mojave Desert
and nearby mountain ranges of California
and Nevada
. It grows in rocky areas, such as the limestone cliffs and slopes of the desert mountains.
This is a slightly woolly perennial plant growing many branching herbaceous stems to 20 to 60 centimeters in height. The slender erect stems bear occasional lobed, ruffled leaves up to 6 centimeters long. At the tips of stem branches are dense, fuzzy inflorescence
s of small white-petalled flowers with six protruding stamen
s. The fruit is a hairy silique
one or two centimeters long containing many tiny seeds.
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....
known by the common name Mojave fissurewort, or Mojave halimolobos. It is native to the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
and nearby mountain ranges of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It grows in rocky areas, such as the limestone cliffs and slopes of the desert mountains.
This is a slightly woolly perennial plant growing many branching herbaceous stems to 20 to 60 centimeters in height. The slender erect stems bear occasional lobed, ruffled leaves up to 6 centimeters long. At the tips of stem branches are dense, fuzzy inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s of small white-petalled flowers with six protruding stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s. The fruit is a hairy silique
Silique
A silique or siliqua is a fruit of 2 fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. The outer walls of the ovary usually separate when ripe, leaving a persistent partition...
one or two centimeters long containing many tiny seeds.