Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt. is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt. (Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt.)
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Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt.

Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt.

Thysanocarpus laciniatus, or mountain fringepod, is a common annual flowering mustard native to California and Baja California.

Family
Genus
Thysanocarpus
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt.

Thysanocarpus laciniatus Nutt. is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae, commonly known as mountain fringepod. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. The species is common across most of its native range. It is an annual herb that grows a slender stem, which can be either branching or unbranched, and reaches 10 to 60 centimeters in height. The plant has a somewhat waxy texture and is generally hairless. Its leaves are linear to lance-shaped, with either smooth or toothed edges, and grow up to 4 centimeters long. Its inflorescence is a raceme made up of small whitish or purplish flowers. Its fruit is a flattened, disclike capsule that is rounded or oval, with a thin wing running around its outer edge.

Photo: (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Thysanocarpus

More from Brassicaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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