Brassicaceae

Desert combleaf

Polyctenium fremontii Greene

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Polyctenium

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Desert combleaf, Washoe combleaf
Persian: شانهبرگ بیابانی

Synonyms

Braya pectinata Greene
Polyctenium bisulcatum Greene
Polyctenium fremontii var. bisulcatum (Greene) Rollins
Polyctenium fremontii var. confertum Rollins
Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii Greene
Polyctenium glabellum Greene
Polyctenium williamsiae Rollins
Smelowskia fremontii S.Watson
Smelowskia fremontii var. bisulcata (Greene) O.E.Schulz
Smelowskia fremontii var. glabella (Greene) O.E.Schulz

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.