Guillenia lasiophylla

taxobox
name = "Guillenia lasiophylla"

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Brassicaceae
genus = "Guillenia"
species = "G. lasiophylla"
binomial = "Guillenia lasiophylla"
binomial_authority = (Hook. & Arn.) Greene
synonyms = "Caulanthus lasiophyllus"
"Caulanthus stenocarpus"
"Thelypodium lasiophyllum"
"Thelypodium rigidum"
"Thelypodium utahense"|

"Guillenia lasiophylla" is a species of mustard plant known by the common names California mustard and slenderpod jewelflower. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern Mexico. It can be found in a great variety of habitats. This is a thin-stemmed erect annual herb with long lobed, toothed leaves surrounding the base of the plant and smaller leaves lining the stem. The top of the plant is occupied by an inflorescence of flowers, each with widely-spaced oval-shaped white or yellowish petals half a centimeter long. The fruit is a flat, narrow silique up to 7 centimeters long which hangs downward from the stem.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2240,2485,2487 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GULA4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Guillenia+lasiophylla Photo gallery]