Status: Native
Synonyms:
Thlaspi alpestre of NM authors
Thlaspi alpestre Linnaeus var. glaucum A. Nelson
Thlaspi coloradense Rydberg
Thlaspi fendleri Gray var. glaucum (A. Nelson) C.L. Hitchcock
Thlaspi purpurascens Rydberg
Noccaea fendleri is a common early spring blooming herb in canyons and
on hillsides at middle to upper elevations throughout the Gila National Forest. The clasping
cauline leaves are evenly spaced all the way up to the inflorescence. The flowers can either be
white or slightly pink or purple. The fruit is a silicle.
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Noccaea fendleri, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Mud Spring, Feb. 26, 2006
Noccaea fendleri, showing silicles, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Cyn., Apr. 9, 2008
Noccaea fendleri, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Sheep Corral Cyn., March 8, 2009
Noccaea fendleri, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Sheep Corral Cyn., March 8, 2009
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