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Durango tumblemustard

Thelypodiopsis aurea

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Utah to New Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Thelypodiopsis aurea, the Durango tumblemustard or Durango tumble-mustard, is a species of mustard native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. This species is restricted to the Four Corners area and is only present in Apache County in Arizona, Montezuma County in Colorado, Sandoval & San Juan Counties in New Mexico, and San Juan County in Utah.

Where it grows

Thelypodiopsis aurea is endemic to the Four Corners Region. They can be found near ledges, alkali flats, clay flats & hills, desert shrub, Pinon-Juniper, badlands, and saltbush communities. It can be found at elevations of 1200 to 2200 meters.

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Tumblemustard

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

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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