Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Suffrutescent Wallflower (Erysimum insulare ssp. suffrutescens) is a rare native perennial herb that grows in Southern and Central California, primarily in the Central Coast and South Coast regions. It tends to grow in dunes and bluffs, at elevations from 0-500 feet.

Plant type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Winter, Spring, Summer

Special uses

Deer resistant

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sunset Zones

14, 15*, 16*, 17*, 22, 23, 24*

Site type

Dunes and bluffs

Plant communities

Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Sara Orangetip

Anthocharis sara