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Siskiyou penny-cress

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Stems

(0.6–)0.7–1.6(–2.4) dm.

(0.6–)0.8–2.2(–2.8) dm.

Basal leaves

petiole differentiated from blade, (1.7–)2–3.6(–4) times longer than blade;

blade ovate to oblong, 4–8(–9) mm wide, base cuneate.

petiole differentiated from blade, (0.6–)0.9–2.2(–3.3) times longer than blade;

blade ovate to oblong, (3.5–)6–16(–20) mm wide, base cuneate.

Cauline leaves

2–6.

(4–)7–16(–21).

Racemes

lax to compact.

often compact.

Flowers

petals white, 3.8–6 × 1.2–2.2(–2.9) mm.

petals pinkish purple or, occasionally, white, (6–)6.5–11(–13) × (1.5–)2–4(–5) mm.

Fruiting pedicels

horizontal or slightly descending, forming an angle 80º or more with rachis.

horizontal or slightly descending, forming an angle 80º or more with rachis.

Fruits

often strongly winged, obovate to obdeltate, (4–)4.8–7(–8) × (3–)3.5–5.5(–6) mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, apex truncate to strongly emarginate;

style (0.8–)1–2 mm.

often winged, obovate to obcordate, 7–12(–16) × (4–)4.5–6(–9) mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, apex truncate to emarginate;

style (1.8–)2.5–3.5(–4.2) mm.

Seeds

2–4 per fruit.

4–6 per fruit.

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Noccaea fendleri subsp. siskiyouensis

Noccaea fendleri subsp. fendleri

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat Moist, open rocky serpentine slopes Shady areas on slopes, in canyons and gulches, igneous rocky ravines, steep banks, woods
Elevation 300-500 m [1000-1600 ft] 1300-2100 m [4300-6900 ft]
Distribution
from FNA
OR
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies siskiyouensis is known from Curry, Douglas, and Josephine counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

R. C. Rollins (1966, 1993) recorded a tetraploid count of 2n = 28 from Hinsdale County, Colorado, but subsp. fendleri does not occur in that state, and his count is based on plants of subsp. glauca.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 603. FNA vol. 7, p. 602.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Noccaeeae > Noccaea > Noccaea fendleri Brassicaceae > tribe Noccaeeae > Noccaea > Noccaea fendleri
Sibling taxa
N. fendleri subsp. californica, N. fendleri subsp. fendleri, N. fendleri subsp. glauca, N. fendleri subsp. idahoensis
N. fendleri subsp. californica, N. fendleri subsp. glauca, N. fendleri subsp. idahoensis, N. fendleri subsp. siskiyouensis
Synonyms Thlaspi montanum var. siskiyoense Thlaspi prolixum, Thlaspi stipitatum
Name authority (P. K. Holmgren) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch: Syst. Bot. 29: 383. (2004) unknown
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