Thysanocarpus
| Thysanocarpus | |
|---|---|
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| Thysanocarpus laciniatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Hook. |
| Species | |
| ~5, See text | |
Thysanocarpus is a small genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae known generally as fringepods[1] or lacepods. These are small, erect annual herbs. The flat fruit capsule is generally round or oval-shaped with a wing that goes all the way around the pod, giving it a fringed look. The fruits hang from most of the length of the stem. The plants are native to the western United States.
Selected species:
- Thysanocarpus conchuliferus - Santa Cruz Island fringepod
- Thysanocarpus curvipes - sand fringepod
- Thysanocarpus laciniatus - mountain fringepod
- Thysanocarpus radians - ribbed fringepod
References
- ^ NRCS. "Thysanocarpus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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