| Caulanthus inflatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Caulanthus |
| Species: | C. inflatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caulanthus inflatus S.Watson | |
Caulanthus inflatus, the desert candle, also referred to as squaw cabbage, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, and the southern Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges in the United States. It is found at elevations between 150–1,500 metres (490–4,920 ft).
Description
Caulanthus inflatus is an annual plant growing up to 70 cm in height, with a thick, swollen, (ventricose) hollow stem that is "conspicuously inflated" with an unspecified gas, and looks like a yellow candle. The basal leaves are 2–7 cm long, smaller higher up the stem. The flowers are small, with four reddish-purple petals. and six stamens.
References
- "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- "Squaw-Cabbage (Caulanthus inflatus)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- Jepson
- Munz, Philip A.; Keck, David D. (1959). A California Flora. Berkeley. Calif.: Univ. of Calif. Press. p. 223.
- "USDA". Archived from the original on 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2006-02-14.
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 170
External links
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