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Suffrutescent Wallflower (Erysimum suffrutescens)

Photo Credit: Jean Pawek

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Brassicaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 148493
Lifeform: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Erysimum suffrutescens is a rare native subshrub and occasionally perennial herb that grows in the coastal regions of Southern and Central California. The stems grow from 15-80 cm with flat dentate leaves. The yellow flowers grow in clusters that bloom from January through July. [Jepson]

Where is Suffrutescent Wallflower (Erysimum suffrutescens) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Erysimum suffrutescens can be found in stabilized coastal sand dunes and with coastal scrub/chaparral.

Distribution:

Erysimum suffrutescens have been observed in the following southern California counties: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura.

States & Provinces:

Suffrutescent Wallflower can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Suffrutescent Wallflower (Erysimum suffrutescens)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/13/17

Regional Parks Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 01/16/23

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

01/16/2023

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 2 seed accessions of Erysimum suffrutescens from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 130 maternal plants.

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Erysimum suffrutescens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 200 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.