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Mostly annuals of winter and spring. Some perennials and blooming at other times of year. Distinctive flower morphology: 4 sepals, 4 petals, 4 + 2 Stamens (two sizes). Many, many species in the Sonoran Desert.
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Peppergrass |
Lepidium lasiocarpum |
California Mustard |
Guillenia lasiophylla |
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Abundant spring annual found on rocky slopes and along desert washes. Flowers minute and white. Detailed Description |
Tall spring annual with elongate pods that deflex at maturity. Flowers small and white. Common on rocky slopes and along washes in the Sonoran Desert. Detailed Description |
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Coulter's Lyre Pod |
Lyrocarpa coulteri |
Moapa Bladderpod |
Lesquerella tenella |
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Obscure, viney plant that scrambles up through shrubs. Perennial, but above ground portions regrow each spring, precipitation permitting. Petals are brownish. Southern portions of Sonoran Desert, e.g. Organ Pipe NM. Detailed Description |
Sometimes abundant, bright yellow mustard of rocky slopes and flats. Pods a spherical. Leaves with sandy texture. Detailed Description |
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Whitlowgrass |
Draba cuneifolia |
London Rocket |
Sisymbrium irio |
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Delicate spring annual found mostly along washes or other sandy spots. Flowers white petaled. Capsules flattened. Leaves mostly basal. This photo is part of the Wikimedia Project. Detailed Description |
Abundant, non-native, winter and spring weed found in urban and agricultural settings especially but also in disturbed desert habitats. Flowers yellow, small. Detailed Description |
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Lacepod |
Thysanocarpus curvipes |
Tansy Mustare |
Descurainia pinnata |
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Delicate spring annual with distinctive disc-shaped seed pods having a lacey border. Common on rocky slopes and wash banks after winters with good rainfall. Detailed Description |
Spring annual with finely divided leaves and with small, oblong pods. Flowers cream to yellow. Detailed Description |
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Asian Mustard |
Brassica tournefortii |
Shepherd's Purse |
Capsella bursa-pastoris |
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Robust and very common spring weed of roadsides, washes and even raw desert. Flowers yellow. Large course leaves. Photo is in the Wikimedia Project Library. Detailed Description |
Generally a weed in lawns, vacant lots and agricultural fields in the Sonoran Desert. Triangular, purse-shaped seed pods. Detailed Description |
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