Thysanocarpus laciniatus
| Thysanocarpus laciniatus | |
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| 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
- ↑ "Thysanocarpus laciniatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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