Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

7/7/07 Meadow off Hwy. 108 west of the Sonora Pass historical marker, 

Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

5/29/05 Dark Canyon Rd., San Jacinto Mountains, San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County, CA 

7/2/16 Trail to Horseshoe Meadow, 10,000' elevation, Lone Pine Region, 
Eastern Sierra, Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA

7/8/16 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, 
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

5/18/01 Eaton Canyon Natural Area, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, CA 

5/29/05 Nature trail at Idyllwild County Park, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA 

5/29/05 Nature trail at Idyllwild County Park, San Jacinto Mountains 

6/12/04 Round Valley trail, Mt. San Jacinto State Park & wilderness, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Western Wallflower

SPECIES: Erysimum capitatum

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/18/2001

LOCATION: Eaton Canyon Natural Area, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Biennial or short-lived perennial herb

Stems 1–few, 0.5–100+ cm

Leaves ± linear to spoon-shaped, entire to toothed; tip generally acute; lower ± 2–25 cm; hairs 2–several-branched

Flower: petals 12–30 mm, generally orange to yellow (cream to reddish)

Fruit generally ascending, 3–15 cm, 1–4 mm wide, slightly fleshy when immature, ± 4-sided or slightly flattened when mature; style 0.2–5 mm

Seed 1–4 mm, 0.7–2 mm wide; wing generally 0 or at tip, rarely along sides

Ecology: Common. Many habitats, generally inland

Elevation: 0–4000 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California (except Great Central Valley) 

Distribution outside California: to east-central US

Highly variable, with many intergrading local variants.