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Palmer's spectaclepod

spectacle pod, touristplant, Wislizeni's spectaclepod

Habit Annuals or biennials. Annuals.
Stems

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

unbranched or branched basally, branched distally, (1–)2–6(–8) 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.

petiole 1–4(–5) cm;

blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, (2–)3–7(–10) cm × 4–15(–20) mm, base cuneate to attenuate, margins pinnately lobed to coarsely dentate.

Cauline leaves

(distal) sessile;

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

(proximalmost) petiole 1–4(–5) cm, (distalmost) shortly petiolate or subsessile;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, base cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely dentate, or 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.

sepals (2.5–)3–4 × 1–1.5 mm, pubescent abaxially;

petals white or lavender, 4–7(–8) × (2.5–)3–4(–5) mm, attenuate to claw, claw 1–1.5 mm, expanded basally;

filaments white, 2–3.5 mm;

anthers 0.7–1 mm.

Fruiting pedicels

divaricate, (8–)10–16(–20) mm.

divaricate to slightly reflexed, (6–)8–14(–22) 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.

each valve usually transversely ovoid-oblong, rarely suborbicular, 4–5.5(–6) × (4–)5–7(–7.5) mm (often longer than wide), base slightly rounded, apex truncate, with or without narrow wing beyond indurated part surrounding seeds, glabrous or pubescent;

style 0.5–1(–1.2) mm.

Seeds

suborbicular-ovoid, 3–4 × 2.5–3 mm.

suborbicular-ovoid, 2–3 × 1.5–2 mm.

2n

= 18.

= 18.

Dimorphocarpa candicans

Dimorphocarpa wislizeni

Phenology Flowering Apr–Sep. Flowering Feb–Oct.
Habitat Sandy hills and plains, prairies, sand dunes Sandy roadsides, sandstone knolls, sand hills and dunes, sandy streambeds and dry washes, desert flats
Elevation 100-800 m (300-2600 ft) 1000-2200 m (3300-7200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
KS; NM; OK; TX
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from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; NV; TX; UT; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
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Source FNA vol. 7, p. 605. FNA vol. 7, p. 606.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Dimorphocarpa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Dimorphocarpa
Sibling taxa
D. pinnatifida, D. wislizeni
D. candicans, D. pinnatifida
Synonyms Iberis candicans, D. palmeri, Dithyrea wislizeni var. palmeri Dithyrea wislizeni, Biscutella wislizeni, Dithyrea griffithsii, Dithyrea wislizeni var. griffithsii
Name authority (Rafinesque) Rollins: Cruciferae Continental N. Amer., 361. (1993) (Engelmann) Rollins: Publ. Bussey Inst. Harvard Univ. 1979: 24. (1979)
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