California Jewelflower

Caulanthus californicus California jewelflower is a California endangered plant species, which means that killing or possessing plants is prohibited by the California Endangered Species Act CESA,The species is also listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act,California jewelflower is a small annual herb in the mustard family Brassicaceae with maroon and white flowers

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Life History

California Jewelflower, Caulanthus californicus

Caulanthus californicus syn, Stanfordia californica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names California jewelflower and St, Francis cabbage, It is endemic to California, where it has been known only from the San Joaquin Valley and the adjacent eastern slopes of the Central Coast Ranges, including the Carrizo Plain, Its range is dramatically decreased

Caulanthus californicus

Overview

Caulanthus californicus

Common Name: MUSTARD FAMILY Habit: Annual to shrub; sap pungent, watery,Leaf: generally simple, alternate; generally both basal, cauline; stipules 0,Inflorescence: generally raceme, generally not bracted,Flower: bisexual, generally radial; sepals 4, generally free; petals 04, forming a cross, generally white or yellow to purple; stamens generally 6 2 or 4, 4 long, 2 short 3 pairs of

California Jewelflower

Description

California Jewelflower

Description

A, California Jewelflower Caulanthus californicus

Distribution of California jewelflower Caulanthus californicus, 3, Life History and Habitat, California jewelflower is an annual, meaning that each plant lives less than 1 year, and the entire life cycle from seed germination to seed set is completed in a single growing season, As is typical of annuals, both plant size and population size in California jewelflower can vary dramatically

CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Caulanthus californicus Common Name: California jewelflower Family: Brassicaceae Synonyms: Element Code: PDBRA31010 Full Name: Caulanthus californicus Wats, Pays, USDA PLANTS Symbol: STCA23 2010 David A, Tharp Biology ; Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: Feb

U,S, Fish & Wildlife Service Sacramento Fish & Wildlife

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U,S, Fish & Wildlife Service Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office Species Account CALIFORNIA JEWELFLOWER Caulanthus californicus CLASSIFICATION: Endangered

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California jewelflower differs from all other species of Caulanthus in that it has flattened, sword-shaped fruits and spherical seeds, Other jewelflowers also have maroon buds and whitish flowers, but those that overlap in range with California jewelflower have narrow, elongated fruits and flattened seeds, See Hickman 1993 in General Information about California Plants, below, for a detailed

Caulanthus californicus S,Watson Payson

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Taxonomy browser Caulanthus californicus

Caulanthus californicus taxonomy: taxonomy/phylogenetic: Arctos Specimen Database: search W3TROPICOS: taxonomy/phylogenetic: Vascular Tropicos: Notes: Groups interested in participating in the LinkOut program should visit the LinkOut home page, A list of our current non-bibliographic LinkOut providers can be found here, Information from sequence entries Show organism modifiers, Disclaimer: …

Endangered Species Recovery Program Publications

Demography of Caulanthus californicus, Lembertia congdonii, and Eriastrum hooveri, and vegetation characteristics of endangered species populations in the southern San Joaquin Valley and the Carrizo Plain Natural Area in 1993, Unpublished Report, California Department of Fish and Game Sacramento, CA 50 pp, 1994 by Ellen A, Cypher, PDF Copy from California Dept, of Fish and Game