WESTERN WALLFLOWER
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Erysimum asperum (Nutt. ) DC.
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| Mitchell County, Kansas |
| Biennial or perennial |
| Height: 1-3 feet |
| Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June |
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| Stems: | | Erect, solitary, simple or branched above, ridged, covered with appressed, branched hairs. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, sessile, numerous, linear or lanceolate, 1/2 to 4 inches long, less than 1/2 inch wide; margins toothed to entire; tips somewhat pointed; upper leaves reduced. | | Inflorescences: | | Racemes, terminal, elongating at maturity. | | Flowers: | | Showy, 4-parted; sepals erect, about 2/5 inch long; petals 1/2 to 1 inch long, nearly as broad, on stout stalks, yellow to yellowish orange; stamens 6, 2 short, 4 long. | | Fruits: | | Pods, linear, 3 to 5 inches long, less than 1/10 inch wide, 4-angled, widely spreading, densely pubescent; seeds numerous, small, oblong, brown. | | Habitat: | | Dry open prairies, pastures, and sand hills. | | Distribution: | | West 3/4 of Kansas. |
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