Common Names: Panamint Princesplume, Prince’s Plume, Tall Prince’s-plume
Synonyms: Stanleya elata
Taxonomy: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habit: perennial forb, herb, subshrub
Size: up to 6 feet
Flowers: yellow
Bloom: May, Jun, Jul
Leaves: basal
Fruit: Silique
Description:
Stems reaching about 6 feet (2 m) in maximum height are hairless and often waxy in texture. The thick, leathery leaves have lance-shaped or oblong blades with smooth or toothed edges measuring up to 15 centimeters long. They are borne on petioles. The top of the stem is occupied by a long inflorescence which is a dense, snaking raceme of many flowers. Each flower has four narrow, threadlike yellow or whitish petals each about a centimeter long and a millimeter wide. The fruit is a long, thin, wormlike silique which may be 10 centimeters in length. It contains tiny seeds.
Distribution: CA, NV
Seen: CA (Panamint Mountains)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soil in sagebrush and mixed shrub communities, desert scrub, decomposing granite
