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Dimorphocarpa wislizeni

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Spectacle Pod
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D. wislizeni
Binomial name
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Synonyms

Dithyrea griffithsii Woot. & Standl.
Dithyrea wislizeni Engelm.
Dithyrea wislizeni var. griffithsii (Woot. & Standl.) Payson

Dimorphocarpa wislizeni, commonly known as Spectacle Pod, Wislizeni's Spectaclepod, or Tourist plant, is a flowering plant, a member of the mustard family.

The plant has grey to grey-green leaves with small lobes along their length and a strong center vein. It had flower stalks that are topped with white four petaled flowers. Its fruiting pods each contain two flat seeds.