Thelypodium laciniatum

Cutleaf thelypody

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: biennial · Native

Cutleaf thelypody is a native biennial found in the Great Basin and northern California Rocky Hills in rocky hillsides and basalt cliffs at elevations of 600 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces delicate white to purple flowers 7 to 18 millimeters long with crinkled linear petals. Growing 2.5 to 10 feet tall with solid stems throughout, it develops a robust upright form. Its basal leaves are pinnately lobed, measuring 4 to 24 centimeters long, with middle leaves showing dentate to pinnately lobed edges. The plant produces elongated cylindric fruits 3.5 to 10 centimeters long, containing 56 to 108 small oblong seeds.

Habitat: Rocky hillsides, basalt cliffs

Bloom period: Apr-Aug

Elevation: 600-1900 m

Bioregions: CaRH, GB

California counties: Inyo, Mono, Siskiyou, Lassen, Santa Barbara

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