Arizona Jewelflower
Scientific Name: Streptanthus carinatus

Common Names: Lyreleaf Jewelflower, Arizona Jewelflower

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual, Biennial

Growth Habit: Herb/Forb

Arizona Native Status: Native

Habitat: Desert

Flower Color: White to cream, Yellow, Maroon to pale purplish

Flowering Season: Winter (late), Spring

Height: To 3 1/2 feet (107 cm) tall

Description: The flowers are vase-shaped, 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) long, and have 4 curled petals lined with maroon veins. The flowers are typically white or cream here, but they may be yellow or purple elsewhere. The leaves clasp the stems and are glaucous green, lobed lower on the plant, and lance-oblong, lance-ovate, to elongated triangular in shape. The stems are tall and slender.