Thysanocarpus laciniatus

Thysanocarpus laciniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Thysanocarpus
Species: T. laciniatus
Binomial name
Thysanocarpus laciniatus
Nutt.

Thysanocarpus laciniatus is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name mountain fringepod.[1] It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a common plant in much of its range. It is an annual herb producing a slender, branching or unbranched stem 10 to 60 centimeters tall. It is somewhat waxy in texture and generally lacks hairs. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped and smooth-edged or toothed. They measure up to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of small whitish or purplish flowers. The fruit is a flattened, rounded or oval disclike capsule with a thin wing around the edge.

References

  1. "Thysanocarpus laciniatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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