Streptanthus anomalus

Mount burdell jewelflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Mount burdell jewelflower is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in grassy openings of oak woodland on serpentine landscapes at elevations of 50 to 115 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces white to pale purple flowers with delicate, crinkled petals in asymmetrical clusters. Growing with erect stems 15 to 40 centimeters tall, it develops from a basal rosette with distinctively hairy lower portions. Its leaves range from oblanceolate basal rosette leaves 3 to 5 centimeters long with toothed, ciliate margins to smaller ovate upper leaves that clasp the stem. The fruit develops as a slender pod 4 to 7 centimeters long, bearing 30 to 40 narrow, winged seeds.

Habitat: Grassy openings in oak woodland, on serpentine

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 50-115 m

California counties: Marin

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