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Brassicaceae

Cascade wallflower

Erysimum arenicola S.Watson

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Erysimum

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Cascade wallflower: Cascade Wallflower, Sand-dwelling Wallflower Viewpoint location: Blue Mountain (6000+ feet, 1829+ m), north ridge, Olympic National Park Viewpoint elevation: 17
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Cascade wallflower, Sierra wallflower

Synonyms

  • Cheiranthus arenicola (S.Watson) Greene
  • Erysimum arenicola var. arenicola
  • Erysimum torulosum Piper

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.