Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

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Spreading wallflower
Bist’á azéé tsoh

Characteristic four-petal arrangement in a cross or x shape. Petals are yellow.

Spreading wallflower was introduced to North America from Europe and has become naturalized. It is a member of the mustard family. It grows in disturbed areas and fields. Flowers of this plant are small and yellow with four petals. Multiple flowers grow on each stem in a terminal cluster. The plant later forms pods 1 1/4 to 3 1/4 inch long with seeds.

Growth habit: small plants with single stem, sparse foliage, and small yellow flowers in a terminal cluster
Terminal flower cluster showing flowers that have turned into long, needlelike seed pods

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