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cutleaf thelypody, thick-leaved thelypody, western thelypodium

Habit Plants biennial, glabrous.
Stems

solid; (1.3)2.6–10(14.5) dm.

Basal leaves

(4.3)6.8–24(45) × (1)1.8–8.5(14) cm;

margins pinnately lobed or laciniate, glabrous;

petioles (1)1.5–10(15) cm.

Cauline leaves

lower similar to basal; middle and upper not auriculate;

margins entire, sinuate, or laciniate, petiolate.

Inflorescences

densely flowered, fruiting pedicels horizontal; straight, often stout; (2)3–6.5(15) mm.

Flowers

sepals narrowly oblong; erect; (3.5)4–7.5(9.5) mm, white, green or purple;

petals linear to linear-lanceolate; (6)8.5–18(20) × 0.3–0.8(1.5) mm, white; aging to purple, slightly crisped;

claws (2.5)3–6(7) mm; widest at base;

filaments subequal;

anthers linear, 2–4(5.5) mm, circinately coiled, apiculate, nectar glands confluent;

ovules 56–108 per ovary;

styles (0.3)0.7–2.5(4) mm;

stigmas entire;

gynophore 1–5(8.5) mm.

Fruits

divaricate-ascending to slightly reflexed; terete; somewhat tortuous, torulose; (2.5)3.5–10(12) cm × (0.7)1–1.5(2) mm.

Seeds

(0.7)1–1.5(1.8) × 0.5–0.7(1) mm.

2n

=26.

Thelypodium laciniatum

Distribution
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Discussion

Rock crevices, cliffs, rocky outcrops, among boulders, serpentine rock, and talus. Flowering Apr–Sep. 50–2000 m. BR, BW, Col, ECas, Lava, Owy. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to British Columbia. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 519
Ihsan Al-Shehbaz
Sibling taxa
T. brachycarpum, T. eucosmum, T. flexuosum, T. howellii, T. integrifolium, T. milleflorum
Synonyms Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum, Thelypodium laciniatum var. streptanthoides
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