BUSHY WALLFLOWER
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Erysimum repandum L.
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| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Annual |
| Height: 4-16 inches |
| Family: Brassicaceae -Mustard Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June, July |
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| Stems: | | Erect to ascending, often much branched, sparsely to densely pubescent. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, simple, linear to oblong-lanceolate, 1.5 to 3.5 inches long; margins usually unevenly toothed but sometimes entire; lower leaves on short stalks. | | Inflorescences: | | Raceme-like; flowers on stout stalks, often at right angles to central stem. | | Flowers: | | Sepals 4, in 2 opposite pairs, densely covered with star-shaped hairs; petals 4, pale yellow, 1/4 to 2/5 inch long, clawed. | | Fruits: | | Pods, linear, 2 to 5 inches long, nearly circular in cross-section, widely spreading, appear as continuation of flower stalk; seeds numerous, in 1 row. | | Habitat: | | Waste areas, prairies, cultivated fields, and roadsides. | | Distribution: | | Throughout Kansas. | | Origin: | | Bushy wallflower is an introduced weedy species native to Europe. |
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| | Bushy wallflower |  | | 94 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| | Bushy wallflower flowers |  | | 79 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | Bushy wallflower fruit |  | | 104 KB | | Ottawa County, Kansas |
| | Bushy wallflower leaves |  | | 160 KB | | Ottawa County, Kansas |
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