Mt. hamilton jewel flower, Mt. hamilton jewelflower
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Streptanthus callistus is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
[Wikipedia] Description, Rarity: Streptanthus callistus is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Mount Hamilton jewelflower.[1] It is endemic to Santa Clara County, California, where it is known from only about five occurrences around Mount Hamilton.[2] It grows in chaparral and woodlands and on dry scree. It is an annual herb producing a small stem up to 8 or 9 centimeters tall with a bristly base. The toothed oval leaves are under 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cluster-like raceme of flowers, the top ones sterile. The fertile flowers on the lower raceme have calyces of bristly purple-green sepals under a centimeter long with flaring purple petals at the tip. The sterile flowers at the top of the raceme have narrow, elongated, hairless purple sepals. The fruit is a cylindrical, bristle-studded silique measuring up to 2 or 2.5 centimeters long. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)
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Calflora:
Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
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[web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California:The Calflora Database
[a non-profit organization].Available:
https://www.calflora.org/(Accessed: 12/01/2023).