Payson's Jewelflower (Caulanthus simulans)

 

3/6/05 North side of Wilson Valley Road between Hwy. 371 and Reed Valley Road, Aguanga area, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Payson's Jewelflower

SPECIES: Caulanthus simulans

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/6/2005

LOCATION: North side of Wilson Valley Road between Hwy. 371 and Reed Valley Road, Aguanga area, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Annual, ± conspicuously spreading-bristly below

Stem generally branched above

Leaves < 10 cm; basal coarsely dentate to shallowly cut, petiole 0 or short, winged; cauline oblong to ovate, entire to coarsely dentate, sessile, clasping

Flower: sepals 3–7 mm, barely pouched at base; petals 5–10 mm, cream-yellow, margins not scarious, not wavy; style 0 or < 4 mm

Fruit ± reflexed, 2–8 cm, often curved

Ecology: Open, dry areas

Elevation: 400–2200 m.  

Bioregional distribution: e South Coast (w Riverside Co.), e Peninsular Ranges, w edge Sonoran Desert 

Flowering time: Apr–Jun