Payson Thelypodiopsis aurea, the Durango tumblemustard or Durango tumble-mustard, is a species of mustard native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

[3] A biennial or short-lived perennial from a taproot, glabrous or rarely sparsely pubescent with simple hairs at the stem base.

Flower petals yellow, and fruit is a silique on stipes 2–8 mm long.

[4] From a distance, this can be mistaken for Stanleya pinnata but up-close the two are distinct.

They can be found near ledges, alkalai flats, clay flats & hills, desert shrub, Pinon-Juniper, badlands, saltbush communities.