Lyreleaf jewelflower
(Streptanthus carinatus carinatus)
Description
Streptanthus carinatus, the lyreleaf jewleflower, is an annual to biennial plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) found in the Arizona Upland of the Sonoran Desert Subspecies S. carinatus arixonicus has white to cream colored flowers in its western range, becoming strongly yellow eastward. Subspecies S. carinatus carinatus has purple flowers.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Brassicales
Family:Brassicaceae
Genus:Streptanthus
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