Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Schoenocrambe linearifolia - Slimleaf Plainsmustard Schoenocrambe linearifolia - Slimleaf Plainsmustard
Scientific Name: Schoenocrambe linearifolia (Sisymbrium linearifolium)
Common Name: Slimleaf Plainsmustard, Pink Windmills
Flower Color: Lavender, purplish pink
Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial
Height: To 4 feet (1.2 m) tall
Date Observed: August 20, 2005 & April 4 & 30, 2005
Notes: The flowers have four, 1 inch (2.5 cm) long petals with a broad, rounded tip and a narrow base. They are followed by long, slender, upright seedpods. The leaves are gray-green and narrowly linear.
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