Erysimum capitatum var. purshii

Pursh's wallflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Pursh's wallflower is a California native perennial found in the southern eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains in meadows, dry slopes, and hillsides at elevations up to 4,000 meters. Flowering from April to September, this plant produces yellow flowers, occasionally with lavender or purple hues. Growing with erect stems, it develops basal leaves with distinctive two- or three-rayed adaxial hairs. Its leaves are arranged with proximal cauline leaves showing characteristic branched hairs, giving the plant a unique texture. The fruits are distinctively four-angled, running flat parallel to the plant's central septum.

Habitat: Meadows, dry slopes, hillsides

Bloom period: Apr-Sep

Elevation: < 4000 m

Bioregions: SNE

California counties: Inyo, Mono, Siskiyou, Sierra, Modoc, Los Angeles, San Diego

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