Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
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| Species: | D. wislizeni
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| Dimorphocarpa wislizeni | |
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Dithyrea griffithsii Woot. & Standl. | |
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.
External links
- "Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins", Encyclopedia of Life
- ITIS "Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins", Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Photograph of Spectacle Pod in bloom, CalPhotos, a project of the Biodiversity Sciences Technology group (BSCIT), University of California, Berkeley