Thelypodium integrifolium subsp. complanatum

Foxtail thelypodium, Foxtail Thelypodium

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: biennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Foxtail thelypodium is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native biennial found in the Great Basin in woodland habitats with alkaline or silty soils at elevations of 1,100 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces lavender to purple flowers occasionally tinged with white. Growing with slender stems up to 60 centimeters tall, it develops an erect and branching structure. Its leaves are entire or slightly toothed, with lower leaves more broadly shaped and upper leaves becoming progressively narrower. The fruit develops as a distinctive elongated pod 1.5 to 3 centimeters long, which can be either straight or gently curved.

Habitat: Alkaline or silty soils, woodland

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1100-2500 m

Bioregions: GB

California counties: Inyo, Lassen, Mono

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