Species: Thelypodium howellii
Howell's Thelypody
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Capparales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Thelypodium
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Mustard Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Capparales - Brassicaceae - Thelypodium
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A tall (3-7 dm) herbaceous biennial, with one to several stems from a short base. Bright purplish flowers, blooms June-July.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-06-02
Global Status Last Changed
1999-09-14
Other Status
PS
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Eastern Oregon, northeastern California, and possibly Washington. The var. spectabilis is restricted to northeastern Oregon; var. howellii historically known from eastern and central Oregon and possibly from Yakima County, Washington, but no current sites known. The only recently observed populations of var. howellii are located in northern California and Klamath County, Oregon.