Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus
(Jewelflower)
Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4535
Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4558
Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4560
Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4551
Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4554
Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4557
| Scientific Name | Streptanthus carinatus ssp. carinatus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | STCAC |
| Common Name | Jewelflower, Lyreleaf Jewelflower | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 524727 |
| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Canyons, dry creek beds, gravelly slopes in desert environment. Plant: Erect annual or biennial with smooth herbiage, 12 to 26 inches tall; stems branched from just above base. Leaves: Basal leaves lyrate-pinnatifid, up to 4 inches long; upper leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate and auriculate, with clasping bases. Inflorescence: Elongated terminal racemes with multiple purple blossoms; each blossom with an urn-shaped calyx, 0.3 to 0.4 inches long with 4 lobes at the top; 4 petals are purple or whitish with purple veins, the tips of the petals emerging from the urn-shaped calyx and curling outward and downward with ruffled edges. Bloom Period: March and April. Fruit: Linear, narrow capsules 1.1 to 3.2 inches long, 0.1 to 0.2-inch wide. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Flora of North America and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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