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Brassicaceae

Mountain mock thelypody

Pennellia micrantha (A.Gray) Nieuwl.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Pennellia

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Mountain mock thelypody: Pennellia micrantha on the west side of the Black Range along NM Hwy 152 at 32.8585, -107.8777, Grant County, New Mexico, 30 Aug 2012.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Mountain mock thelypody

Synonyms

  • Heterothrix micrantha (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Pennellia robinsonii Rollins
  • Streptanthus micranthus A.Gray
  • Thelypodium longifolium var. catalinense M.E.Jones
  • Thelypodium micranthum (A.Gray) S.Watson

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.