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.
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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