Status: Native
Synonyms:
Heterothrix micrantha (Gray) Rydberg
Streptanthus micranthus Gray
Thelypodium micranthum (Gray) S. Watson
Pennellia micrantha is a tall slender herb with very small purple flowers widely spaced along the stem. The leaves of the basal rosette are lobed and oblanceolate, while the cauline leaves are linear. Pennellila micrantha is found on rocky slopes with seasonal flooding at middle elevation. The sepals are purple and the nearly completely hidden petals are pink.
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Pennellia micrantha, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Kneeling Nun overlook, July 26, 2008
Pennellia micrantha, detail of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Kneeling Nun overlook, July 26, 2008
Pennellia micrantha, field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & the GNPS field trip to Signal Peak, July 19, 2009
Pennellia micrantha, macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City near Scott Park, Aug. 7, 2009
Pennellia micrantha, 4x macro of sagittate anther, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City near Scott Park, Aug. 7, 2009
Pennellia micrantha, closeup of terete fruit with short pedicel, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City near Scott Park, Aug. 7, 2009
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