Streptanthus juneae

June's jewelflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

June's jewelflower is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in conifer forest and montane chaparral on granitic soils at elevations of 1,980 to 2,370 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces distinctive flowers with light green to yellow bases and dark purple petals, set against gray-green to dark green leathery leaves. Growing with ascending stems 22 to 56 centimeters tall, the plant develops a woody caudex and can be simple or branched near its base. Its leaves range from ovate to spoon-shaped, with basal leaves 3.5 to 10.4 centimeters long and margins sparsely serrate to dentate, while cauline leaves gradually reduce in size moving up the stem. The fruit develops as an erect to spreading silique 7.3 to 14.1 centimeters long, often gently curved and glabrous.

Habitat: Open areas in conifer forest and montane chaparral, on granitic soils

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1980-2370 m

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