Erysimum menziesii Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Erysimum menziesii (Hook.) Wettst.

Menzies' wallflower

Erysimum menziesii is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Erysimum menziesii ssp. menziesii, Erysimum menziesii ssp. eurekense, Erysimum menziesii ssp. yadonii

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Endangered. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~120 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Erysimum menziesii ssp. eurekense, Erysimum menziesii ssp. menziesii, Erysimum menziesii ssp. yadonii
JEF	Erysimum menziesii ssp. eurekense
JEF	Erysimum menziesii ssp. yadonii

Information about Erysimum menziesii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERME5) 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: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).