These purple flowers may fool you at first glance, but a closer look will reveal the four petals commonly seen in the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae). Fortunately the clasping heart-shaped leaves and rather large flowers help make this flower relatively simple to identify as Heartleaf Twistflower (Streptanthus cordatus). The genus name is Greek with "Streptos" meaning "twisted" and "anthus" meaning "flower." "Cordatus" is Latin for "heart."
It grows at a range of elevations up to about 11,000 feet on rocky slopes.For more information about heartleaf twistflower, click here.
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