Nerisyrenia camporum
(Bicolor Mustard)
Nerisyrenia camporum, Sierra de Chino, River Road, Big Bend National Park 0087
Nerisyrenia camporum, La Cuesta, Big Bend Ranch State Park 1232
Nerisyrenia camporum, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4355
Nerisyrenia camporum, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4379
Nerisyrenia camporum, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5145
Nerisyrenia camporum, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5119
Nerisyrenia camporum, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5126
Nerisyrenia camporum, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4398
| Scientific Name | Nerisyrenia camporum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | NECA3 |
| Common Name | Bicolor Mustard, Mesa Greggia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 23258 |
| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, gravelly or sandy locations, often in rocky areas. Plant: Small, sprawling, low-growing perennial with multiple stems 8 to 24 inches tall; stems and leaves moderately to densely pubescent or becoming smooth. Leaves: Grayish green, obovate to oblanceolate in outline, margins lobed, dentate or wavy, or entire, petiolate, 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long. Inflorescence: Racemes up to 14 inches long congested with white and light lavender blossoms in flower and elongated in fruit; flowers 3/4 to 1-3/8 inches across on pedicels 3/8 to 3/4-inch long, with 4 spreading sepals and 4 petals. Bloom Period: February to August. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Corell and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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