Caulanthus simulans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Caulanthus simulans Payson

Payson's wild cabbage

2019 Matt Berger

2022 Eric Koberle

2019 Matt Berger

Caulanthus simulans is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~197 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Caulanthus
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Streptanthus simulans

Information about Caulanthus simulans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CASI5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] S. California Endemic, Habitat, Range: It is endemic to southern California, where it is known mainly from open, dry habitat in the hills and deserts of Riverside and San Diego Counties. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/24/2024).