Fendler's pennycress (Noccaea fendleri)

Fendler's pennycress, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Noccaea fendleri more commonly known as wild candytuft and alpine pennycress is a wildflower in the mustard family from western North America. It grows in mountains from northern Mexico to the northern United States. It blooms early in the spring and provides nectar to butterflies.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Fendler's pennycress 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

Noccaea cochleariformis
Noccaea praecox
Noccaea macrantha

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Noccaea
Species: Noccaea fendleri

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