Coulter's Jewelflower is a member of the
Mustard
Family.
The
plant grows to 2 feet in height and has a cluster of green leaves with
toothed edges that grow at the base of the plant and a few lance shaped
leaves that grow along the stem. The plant
typically grows on dry slopes in chaparral, grasslands, or foothill
woodlands at elevations below 5000 feet.
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The Coulter's Jewelflower at
right was photographed near Page Arizona. |
Coulter's Jewelflower bloom between March - May and
produces yellow pod shaped flowers with four petals that are followed
by a seed pod.
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