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slender wild cabbage
Scientific Name: Caulanthus major var. major
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Caulanthus major
Also known as Slender Wild Cabbage, Caulanthus major is a forb/herb belonging to the Brassicaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Caulanthus major (M.E. Jones) Payson
- Common Name: Slender Wild Cabbage
- Family: Brassicaceae
- Rank: Species
- Varieties:
- Caulanthus major var. major
- Caulanthus major var. nevadensis Rollins
- Synonyms/Alternative Names: Other species in the Caulanthus genus include:
- Caulanthus amplexicaulis - claspingleaf wild cabbage, Santa Barbara
- Caulanthus pilosus - hairy wild cabbage, chocolate drops
- Caulanthus hallii Payson - Hall's Wild Cabbage
- Clasping leaved caulanthus
- Claspingleaf wild cabbage
- Coulter's jewel flower
- Coulter's wild cabbage
- San diego wild cabbage
- Slender pod jewelflower
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in the United States, particularly in California and possibly Oregon and Nevada.
- Prefers dryish, often rocky slopes, sometimes in shade.
Morphological Characteristics
- Classified as a forb/herb, which is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- Described as having a slender, branching stem and generally lance-shaped leaves which may be smooth to sharply sawtoothed along the edge.
- Wild Cabbage is a native, perennial herb, growing up to 60cm.
Cultivation
- Requires at least a few hours of direct sunlight for balanced development.