Flora of North America species comparison

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Dimorphocarpa candicans

Palmer's spectaclepod
Habit Annuals or biennials.
Stems

unbranched proximally, branched distally, (3–)4–8(–10) dm.
Basal leaves

petiole 1–4(–6) cm;

blade lanceolate to oblong or ovate, (2–)4–8(–10) cm × (10–)15–25(–40) mm, base cuneate to obtuse, margins dentate.
Cauline leaves

(distal) sessile;

blade usually ovate to narrowly oblong, rarely lanceolate, base obtuse to truncate, margins entire, sometimes repand.
Flowers

sepals 3.5–5 × 1–1.5 mm, pubescent abaxially;

petals white or lavender, (7–)8–10(–12) × 4–6(–7) mm, attenuate to claw, claw 2–3 mm, not expanded basally;

filaments lavender or white, 3–4 mm;

anthers 1–1.5 mm.
Fruiting pedicels

divaricate, (8–)10–16(–20) mm.
Fruits

each valve suborbicular or orbicular, (7–)8–10 × (6–)7–10 mm, base rounded, apex truncate, with or without narrow margin beyond indurated part surrounding seeds, glabrous or pubescent;

style (0.3–)0.6–1(–1.2) mm.
Seeds

suborbicular-ovoid, 3–4 × 2.5–3 mm.
2n

= 18.

Dimorphocarpa candicans
Phenology Flowering Apr–Sep.
Habitat Sandy hills and plains, prairies, sand dunes
Elevation 100-800 m (300-2600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
KS; NM; OK; TX
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 605.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Dimorphocarpa
Sibling taxa
D. pinnatifida, D. wislizeni
Synonyms Iberis candicans, D. palmeri, Dithyrea wislizeni var. palmeri
Name authority (Rafinesque) Rollins: Cruciferae Continental N. Amer., 361. (1993)
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