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Guillenia flavescens  (Hook.) Greene

(not an active name)
Yellow california mustard,   Yellow mustard
Guillenia flavescens is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Caulanthus flavescens
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Guillenia
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Valley Grassland
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCaulanthus flavescens
ICPNStreptanthus procerus
PLANTSThelypodium flavescens
JEFCaulanthus flavescens
Information about  Guillenia flavescens from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
USDA PLANTS Profile (GUFL3)

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Suggested Citation
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: 04/24/2024).