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Mountain Jewel Flower
Streptanthus tortuosus
37.8406, -119.517
Field Notes
Description:
Streptanthus tortuosus is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names shieldleaf and shieldplant.
Flowers occur at intervals along the upper stem, and there is usually a leaflike bract below them. Each flower has an urn-shaped calyx of sepals in shades of purple or greenish yellow with four petals emerging from the tip.
Habitat:
It is native to the mountains of northern and central California, its distribution extending just into Oregon and Nevada. It grows in rocky and sandy areas in forests and woodland habitat.
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