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Tehipite Valley Jewelflower
( Streptanthus fenestratus )
Streptanthus fenestratus
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About Tehipite Valley Jewelflower (Streptanthus fenestratus)
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Streptanthus fenestratus
is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Tehipite Valley jewelflower. It is endemic to Fresno County, California, where it is known only from the high mountain peaks of the Sierra Nevada in Kings Canyon National Park. It grows in coniferous forests. There are about ten populations.
Streptanthus fenestratus
is an annual herb producing a hairless, waxy stem up 35 or 40 centimeters in maximum height. The basal leaves have blades divided into several lobes or leaflets. Leaves higher on the stem have oval or lance-shaped blades usually not subdivided. Flowers occur at intervals along the upper stem with one or two leaflike green or purple-tipped bracts at the base of the raceme. Each flower has a tubular urn-shaped calyx of purple sepals just under a centimeter long. Light petals up to 1. 5 centimeters long emerge from the tip of the calyx. The fruit is a flat, narrow silique up to 5 centimeters long. One of the main threats to this species is trampling by hikers.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.7 - 1.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Purple
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 6
likely
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Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis sara
Anthocharis sara
*
Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis cethura
Anthocharis cethura
*
Pearly Marble
Euchloe hyantis
Euchloe hyantis
*
Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii
Pontia sisymbrii
*
Desert Marble
Euchloe lotta
Euchloe lotta
*
Gray Marble
Anthocharis lanceolata
Anthocharis lanceolata
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 26.4" - 42.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.38" - 1.64", Coldest Month: 30.5" - 48.2", Hottest Month: 51.6" - 69.4", Humidity: 2.36" - 20.84", Elevation: 3290" - 8616"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Tehipite Valley Jewel-flower
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Tehipite Valley Jewelflower
Streptanthus fenestratus
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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