Little Twistflower, Longbeak Streptanthella, Longbeak Fiddle Mustard Streptanthella, longirostris Mustard Family (Brassicaceae)

Found in dry, sandy areas
Seen blooming in April in Plaza Blanca

Little Twistflower is inconspicuous, unless growing in masses as it is in Plaza Blanca right now, but interesting up close. It grows with slender, upright, branching stems to 20 inches tall. Bluish-green leaves on the stem are long and narrow while basal leaves have wavy, toothed edges. Flower buds are colored purple, and are clustered tightly together at the top of the stem, but the stem lengthens as they open so that the tiny, yellowish urn-shaped flowers with four petals become quite widely separated. Seedpods are 3 inches long, thin and drooping. The seeds are edible.
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