Slimleaf plains-mustard (Hesperidanthus linearifolius)

Slimleaf plains-mustard, a reference photo — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0 (licence)

Hesperidanthus linearifolius, syn. Schoenocrambe linearifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family, known by the common names slimleaf plainsmustard, slimleaf purple mustard, and mountain mustard. It can be found in the western United States in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and west Texas, as well as in northern Mexico.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Slimleaf plains-mustard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Moricandia arvensis
Boechera formosa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Hesperidanthus
Species: Hesperidanthus linearifolius

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