Stanleya pinnata
(Desert Prince’s Plume)
Stanleya pinnata, along Rimrock Dr., Colorado National Monument, Mesa Co. 4318
Stanleya pinnata, along Rinrock Dr., Colorado National Monument, Mesa Co. 4319
Stanleya pinnata, along Rimrock Dr., Colorado National Monument, Mesa Co. 4333
Stanleya pinnata, along Rourke Rd. near Picket Wire Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 4252
Stanleya pinnata, along Rimrock Dr., Colorado National Monument, Mesa Co. 4322
Stanleya pinnata, along Rimrock Dr., Colorado National Monument, Mesa Co. 4335
Stanleya pinnata, along Rimrock Dr., Colorado National Monument, Mesa Co. 4338
Stanleya pinnata, along Rourke Rd. near Picket Wire Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 4257
| Scientific Name | Stanleya pinnata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | STPI |
| Common Name | Desert Prince's Plume, Golden Prince's Plume | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 23329 |
| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Life zones and habitat: Plains and foothills (4000 to 8300 ft.); various dry soils including selenium-rich soils in open areas, deserts, hillsides, grasslands and scrublands. Plant: Upright perennial herb to subshrub or shrub 1 to 4 ft. tall with multiple, mostly unbranched stems. Leaves: Basal and lower stem leaves wither before flowering, 1.2 to 6 inches long and 0.8 to 2 inches wide, oblanceolate to ovate, pinnately lobed; upper stem leaves becoming smaller, entire, dentate or few-lobed. Inflorescence: Dense, plume-like racemes 4 to 14 inches long of yellow flowers, each with 4 petals about 0.5-inch long, densely hairy inside; 6 protruding stamens; 4 linear-oblong, spreading yellow sepals. Bloom Period: April to September. Fruit: Green, narrow, long (up to 4 inches) pods projecting outwards, hanging down with age. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses, SEINet, and American Southwest. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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