Description ³

Spring ephemeral plants. Before bolting the basal leaves resemble Saharan mustard. However the leaves are narrower, have irregular lobes and lack the stiff bristles; hairs are soft if present. Flowers are white; mature fruit are reflexed ("laid back") along the stem. Plants are usually smaller than Saharan mustard.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
2. (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jones
3. (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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