Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

Sanddune wallflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Sanddune wallflower is a California native perennial found in open areas, alpine zones, deserts, woodlands, sandy areas, and chaparral at elevations up to 4,000 meters. Flowering from March to September, this plant produces distinctive orange to yellow flowers with multi-branched hairs on its leaves. Growing with erect stems, it forms clumps in varied landscape settings. Its basal and lower stem leaves feature characteristic three-rayed hairs, giving the plant a unique texture and appearance. The fruit develops as a flat, four-angled pod with small seeds bearing winged tips.

Habitat: Common. Open areas, alpine, deserts, woodland, sandy areas, chaparral

Bloom period: Mar-Sep

Elevation: < 4000 m

Bioregions: CA

California counties: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Placer, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Contra Costa, Lassen, Inyo, Mono, Plumas, Santa Cruz, Solano, El Dorado, Nevada, Yuba, Alpine, Calaveras, Modoc, Glenn, Tehama, Sutter, Merced, San Joaquin, Orange, Humboldt, Sonoma, Mariposa, Kings

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.