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Streptanthella longirostris

long-beaked fiddle mustard, streptanthella
Habit Glabrous, glaucous annual, the stem simple to freely-branched, 1.5-5 dm. tall.
Leaves

Basal and lower cauline leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 3-6 cm. long, wavy-dentate, deciduous by flowering; upper cauline leaves linear, entire.
Flowers

Inflorescence of open, elongate, bractless racemes; pedicles 1.5-3 mm. long, reflexed;

sepals 4, somewhat spreading and saccate at the base, 2-3 mm. long, greenish, scarious-margined;

petals 4, narrowly spatulate, slightly longer than the sepals, white with purplish veins;

stamens 6, the filaments equaling the petals;

style lacking.
Fruits

Siliques reflexed-appressed, strongly compressed, 3.5-4.5 cm. long and 1.5 mm. broad, the valves narrowed to a slender, beak-like tip 3.5 mm. long;

seeds in 1 series.

Streptanthella longirostris
Flowering time April-May
Habitat Open desert and sagebrush slopes.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in south-central Washington; Washington to California, east to Wyoming and New Mexico.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
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