Distribution: Occurring in the mountains throughout Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana and New Mexico.
Habitat: Common in open, rocky areas at mid-elevations in the mountains.
Flowers: May-August
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Glabrous perennial from a simple to freely-branched crown, the 1-many stems usually simple, 3-25 cm. tall.
Basal leaves many in a rosette, 1.5-4 cm. long, narrowly oblanceolate to broadly ovate or obovate, entire to few-toothed, narrowed abruptly to a slender petiole half to twice as long as the blade; cauline leaves several, lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 5-35 mm. long, sessile and auriculate.
Inflorescence a terminal, bractless raceme; pedicles ascending to spreading, 4-10 mm. long; sepals 4, 2-3 mm. long, erect; petals 4, white, 4-6 mm. long; stamens 6; style 1-3 mm. long.
Silicles strongly obcompressed, 4-10 mm. long, from wedge-shaped at the base and truncate at the tip, to oblong-obcordate, the margins keeled and slightly winged; seeds in 1 series.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Noccaea fendleri in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Noccaea fendleri checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Noccaea fendleri atlas page.
CalPhotos: Noccaea fendleri photos.
USDA Plants: Noccaea fendleri information.