Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt.

Common phoenicaulis, Dagger pod, Wallflower phoenicaulis

2020 Bob Sweatt

2007 Mary Winter

2019 Bob Sweatt

2009 Gary A. Monroe

1995 Steve Matson

2009 Gary A. Monroe

Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (394 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Phoenicaulis
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Shadscale Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Parrya menziesii var. glabra
JEF + PLANTS	Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides ssp. glabra
PLANTS	Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides ssp. lanuginosa
PLANTS	Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides var. glabra
JEF + PLANTS	Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides var. lanuginosa

Information about Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHCH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).