PLANTS Profile for Caulanthus crassicaulis (thickstem wild cabbage)

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PLANTS Profile

Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson
thickstem wild cabbage

Symbol:

CACR11

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Biennial
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson

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Distribution:
Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson


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Related Taxa:
Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 14 species in Caulanthus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson var. crassicaulis. .

Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis
thickstem wild cabbage

Distribution of Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson var. glaber M.E. Jones. . Image Available.

Caulanthus crassicaulis var. glaber
thickstem wild cabbage

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Caulanthus S. Watson – wild cabbage
Species	Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson – thickstem wild cabbage

More Accounts and Images:
Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Watson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23080.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 12:51 AM CDT