bristly jewelflower

Streptanthus glandulosus

Member of jewelflowers (genus Streptanthus)
mustard family (family Brassicaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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metcalf canyon jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. albidus

• raceme not 1-sided
• sepals white to ± green-white or pale yellow

mount tamalpais bristly jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. pulchellus

• raceme 1-sided
• photos suggest ~90° between flowers (instead of 180°)
• sepals lavender to rose or purple
• Marin

one-sided jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. secundus

• raceme 1-sided
• sepals ± green-white, base lavender to ± purple
• Marin

tiburon jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. niger

• pedicel 1–3.2 cm
• all others 0.2–1.5 cm
• sepals dark purple-black
• all others not dark purple-black, although ssp. glandulosus can be pretty close
• raceme axis wavy [subtle]
• all others straight [not true?]
• proximal cauline leaves glabrous
• all others sparsely to densely stiff-hairy (rarely glabrous)
• Tiburon

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1 observed taxon / 4 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 13 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Santa Teresa CP: 4
• Calero CP: 3
• Henry Coe SP: 3
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Mt. Madonna SP
• Sierra Vista OSP

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 3
• May: 8
• Jun.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora