Thelypodium integrifolium subsp. affine

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: biennial · Native

Thelypodium integrifolium is a California native biennial found in the southern eastern California desert and eastern Mojave Desert regions, growing among shrubs, low dunes, and meadows at elevations of 700 to 1,100 meters. Flowering from June to October, this plant produces white petals in delicate clusters. Growing with slender stems that rise from the base of low-growing shrubs, it develops an upright structure reaching moderate height. Its leaves are entire and elongated, forming a basal rosette that blends with the surrounding desert landscape. The plant produces distinctive fruits 2 to 4 centimeters long that curve gracefully upward, supported by short, stout stalks.

Habitat: Among shrubs, low dunes, meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Oct

Elevation: 700-1100 m

Bioregions: SNE, DMoj

California counties: Inyo, Los Angeles, San Bernardino

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