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Streptanthus oblanceolatus  T.W. Nelson & J.P. Nelson
Trinity river jewel-flower
Streptanthus oblanceolatus is a perennial herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~14 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Streptanthus
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about  Streptanthus oblanceolatus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (STOB5)

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[efloras.org] Description, Range: Biennials; (glaucous), glabrous throughout. Stems: (base woody), virgately branched distally, 5-10 dm. Basal leaves rosulate; petiolate; blade oblanceolate, 3.5-7 cm, margins coarsely dentate distally. Cauline leaves: blade linear-lanceolate, 2-10 cm, (much smaller distally), base auriculate, margins entire. Racemes bracteate below or between proximalmost 1 or 2 flowers, (lax). Fruiting pedicels ascending, 3-6 mm, (strongly expanded at receptacle). Flowers: calyx shape unknown; sepals yellow, 8-9 mm, slightly keeled, (apex acuminate, recurved); petals yellowish, 12-16 mm, blade 4-5 × 0.5-1 mm, (adaxial pair slightly longer), margins not crisped, claw 7-9 mm, wider than blade, (apex recurved); stamens in 3 unequal pairs; filaments: abaxial pair (distinct), 9-11 mm, lateral pair 7-9 mm, adaxial pair (connate distal to middle of their length), 13-16 mm; anthers: abaxial and lateral pairs fertile, 3-3.5 mm, adaxial pair sterile, ca. 1 mm. Fruits divaricate ascending, torulose, flattened, 4-8 cm × 1.5-2 mm; replum straight; ovules per ovary unknown; style to 1 mm; stigma entire. Seeds oblong, ca. 2 × 1 mm; wing distal. Flowering Jun-Jul. Cliffs and canyon walls in conifer forests; of conservation concern; ca. 400 m; Calif. Streptanthus oblanceolatus is known from Box Canyon, Trinity River, Trinity County. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/28/2024).