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Streptanthus cordatus  Nutt.  var. cordatus 
Heartleaf jewelflower,   Heartleaf twistflower
Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus is a perennial herb that is native to California.
also called Streptanthus cordatus var. duranii
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
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Parent: Streptanthus cordatus
Genus: Streptanthus
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFStreptanthus cordatus var. duranii
Information about  Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (STCOC)

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[efloras.org] Description, Habitat: Basal leaves: blade obovate to spatulate, apex obtuse or rounded. Cauline leaves: blade broadly oblong to ovate or suborbicular, apex rounded to obtuse. Fruits 2.5-6 (-7) mm wide; stigma subentire to strongly 2-lobed. 2n = 28, 56. Flowering Apr-Jul. Dry stony slopes, sandy draws, limestone ledges, gravelly knolls, pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush, open pine forests; 500-3100 m; Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah, Wyo. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/06/2023).