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Hairy wild cabbage

Caulanthus pilosus

Also called Chocolate Drops, Pilose Caulanthus

Hairy wild cabbage
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Annual, Perennial

About

Caulanthus pilosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names hairy wild cabbage and chocolate drops. It is native to open, dry habitat in the Great Basin of Nevada, the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada to 9,000 ft (2,700 m) and surrounding regions of the United States northward to the SE corner of Oregon. It is an annual or occasionally perennial herb coated in thin hairs, especially toward the base.

Other Streptanthus plants

Claspingleaf wild cabbage · Black Rock wild cabbage · California Jewel Flower · Cooper's wild cabbage · Coulter's wild cabbage · Thickstem wild cabbage · Glaucous wild cabbage · Hall's wild cabbage · San Diego wild cabbage · Desert candle · Slender wild cabbage · Payson's wild cabbage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caulanthus pilosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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