Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. josephinensis

Josephine county jewelflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: annual · Native

Josephine county jewelflower is a California native annual found in southwestern Oregon in serpentine outcrops within montane chaparral and Jeffrey pine woodland at an elevation of 594 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers with distinctive purple veins, approximately 7 to 8 millimeters long. Growing with slender stems 17 to 38 centimeters tall, it is moderately hairy near the base and becomes smooth towards the top. Its cauline leaves are sparsely hairy, with flat distal leaves showing distinctive dentate edges. The flower has pale yellow sepals and emerges in a one-sided, straight inflorescence axis.

Habitat: Serpentine outcrops in montane chaparral, Jeffrey pine woodland

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 594 m

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