Erysimum concinnum

Headland wallflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Headland wallflower is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial herb found in northern Coast Ranges and northern central Coast Ranges at Point Reyes in coastal habitats including cliffs, bluffs, dunes, and prairies at elevations below 400 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces cream to yellow flowers 15 to 32 millimeters long with petals 6 to 16 millimeters wide. Growing with stems 40 to 70 centimeters tall, it develops a biennial or short-lived perennial habit with branching stems. Its leaves are spoon-shaped to oblanceolate, 0.4 to 2 centimeters wide, with coarsely toothed edges and distinctive two- or three-rayed hairs. The elongated fruits are cylindrical and 5 to 13 centimeters long, with widely spaced ovate seeds.

Habitat: Cliffs, coastal bluffs, dunes, prairies

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: < 400 m

Bioregions: NCo, n CCo (Point Reyes)

California counties: Humboldt, Del Norte, Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, Mendocino

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