familyBrassicaceae
genusStreptanthus
speciesStreptanthus insignis
subspeciesStreptanthus insignis subsp. insignis
Streptanthus insignis subsp. insignis
IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 717.
Racemes: terminal cluster of sterile flowers dark purple. Flowers: sepals of fertile ones purple or purplish; petals purplish white. Fruit valves glabrate or sparsely to, rarely, densely hispid. 2n = 28.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Steep scree or talus slopes of serpentine or Franciscan formation, openings in chaparral, oak woodland
Elevation: 300-1100 m
Discussion
Subspecies insignis is known from Fresno, Merced, Monterey, and San Benito counties.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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