Streptanthus carinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Streptanthus
Species:
S. carinatus
Binomial name
Streptanthus carinatus
C.Wright ex A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Disaccanthus carinatus (C.Wright ex A.Gray) Greene
  • Erysimum carinatum (C.Wright ex A.Gray) Kuntze
The purple flowers of Streptanthus carinatus var. carinatus

Streptanthus carinatus, the lyreleaf jewelflower,[2] is an annual to biennial plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) found in the Arizona Upland of the Sonoran Desert.[3]: 48  Subspecies S. carinatus arizonicus has white to cream colored flowers in its western range, becoming strongly yellow eastward.[3]: 48  Subspecies S. carinatus carinatus has purple flowers.[3]: 48 

References

  1. ↑ ""Streptanthus carinatus"". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Streptanthus carinatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688


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