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Slender Wild Cabbage
Caulanthus major
  
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About Slender Wild Cabbage (Caulanthus major) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Caulanthus major is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name slender wild cabbage. It is native to the Great Basin and surrounding regions of the United States, where it grows on dry mountain slopes and similar habitat. It is a perennial herb growing an erect, hollow stem from a woody caudex. It is most similar to its relative, Caulanthus crassicaulis. Leaves appear in a basal rosette about the stem and along the body of the stem, and are smooth, toothed, or deeply cut along the edges. The largest leaves are lowest on the stem and may reach 9 centimeters long. The flower is enclosed in thick, sometimes hairy sepals which are very dark in color when new, usually a deep purple. The petals emerging from the tip are narrow and dark-veined. The fruit is a thin silique up to 13 centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Flower Color
Flower Color
Purple

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed , 7 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Pearly Marble Euchloe hyantisEuchloe hyantis
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Pontia protodice Image
Checkered White Pontia protodicePontia protodice
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Anthocharis sara Image
Sara Orangetip Anthocharis saraAnthocharis sara
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Pontia occidentalis Image
Western White Pontia occidentalisPontia occidentalis
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Anthocharis cethura Image
Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethuraAnthocharis cethura
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Euchloe ausonides Image
Large Marble Euchloe ausonidesEuchloe ausonides
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Pontia sisymbrii Image
Spring White Pontia sisymbriiPontia sisymbrii

Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.3" - 50.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.51" - 2.87", Coldest Month: 24.4" - 50.5", Hottest Month: 46.6" - 80.2", Humidity: 1.46" - 31.77", Elevation: 2434" - 10534"


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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