NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Sisymbrium irio

London Rocket

A member of the Brassicaceae, the Mustard Family

Flowering and fruiting habit of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Habit, in bloom; tape measure for scale with about 17 inches visible.
Kingman, Mohave County: In private yard, elevation ca. 3500 feet.

12 April 2009.

 

Inflorescences of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Flowering and fruiting inflorescence.

Same plant as prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Inflorescence detail of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Inflorescence detail; flowers restricted to tip and seed capsules quickly forming,
such that the fruit are almost always more prominent than the flowers.

Same plant as prior images.

12 April 2009.

 

Inflorescence detail of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Inflorescence in more detail.

Same plant (and inflorescence) as prior images.

12 April 2009.

 

Flower detail of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Detail of flower from inflorescence in prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Habitat of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Habitat, same location as prior images.
The plant seen in the above images is at extreme right.  The plant in the center
of this image is featured in the next images below.

12 April 2009.

 

Basal leaves of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Basal leaves; same plants seen in the center of the prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Cauline leaves of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Cauline (stem) leaves; same plant as in prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Upper cauline leaf of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Upper cauline leaf; same plant as in prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Leaf detail of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Leaf detail; same plant as in prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Stem detail of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Stem detail; same plant as in prior image.

12 April 2009.

 

Inflorescence detail of Sisymbrium irio, Kingman, Arizona.

Inflorescence detail.

Same plant as in prior images.

12 April 2009.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 12 April 2009.

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