Brassicaceae
Sanddune wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Erysimum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Sanddune wallflower
- nv
- Azeetsoh
Synonyms
- Erysimum arenicola var. torulosum (Piper) C.L.Hitchc.
- Erysimum arkansanum var. angustifolium Scheele
- Erysimum arkansanum var. latifolium Scheele
- Erysimum arkansanum var. medium Scheele
- Erysimum asperum var. arkansanum (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Erysimum asperum var. capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) B.Boivin
- Erysimum asperum var. elatum (Nutt.) Torr.
- Erysimum asperum var. lompocense (Rossbach) B.L.Turner
- Erysimum asperum var. stellatum J.T.Howell
- Erysimum capitatum f. pallidum D.R.Hunt
- Erysimum capitatum subsp. capitatum
- Erysimum capitatum var. lompocense (Rossbach) Kartesz
- Erysimum capitatum var. stellatum (J.T.Howell) Twisselm.
- Erysimum capitatum var. washoense Rossbach
- Erysimum insulare var. angustatum (Greene) Jeps.
- Erysimum macradenium J.Gay
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 2,265 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Philippe.pechoux, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mike85629, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Monika Kopp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.