Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Erysimum inconspicuum (S. Watson) MacMillan
(Wallflower)

Family: Brassicaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Cheirinia inconspicua (S. Watson) Rydberg
Erysimum asperum (Nuttall) A.P. de Candolle var. inconspicuum S. Watson
Erysimum parviflorum Nuttall

Erysimum inconspicuum is a tall herb, up to 60cm tall, with flowers and fruit that are smaller than those of Erysimum capitatum. The siliques of Erysimum inconspicuum are only 2-5 cm long, with flower petals that are less than 11mm long. Erysimum inconspicuum distribution in the Gila is spotty, with 2 specimens from middle elevation forest, and one from a lower elevation spring in an otherwise much dryer area.
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Erysimum capitatum, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Spring Canyon, Apache Spring, July 31, 2011



Erysimum capitatum, flower buds and siliques, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Spring Canyon, Apache Spring, July 31, 2011



Erysimum capitatum, silique measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Spring Canyon, Apache Spring, July 31, 2011



Erysimum capitatum, stem and leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Spring Canyon, Apache Spring, July 31, 2011



Erysimum capitatum, leaf measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Spring Canyon, Apache Spring, July 31, 2011


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