Dimorphocarpa wislizeni |
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spectacle pod, touristplant, Wislizeni's spectaclepod |
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Habit | Annuals. |
Stems | unbranched or branched basally, branched distally, (1–)2–6(–8) dm. |
Basal leaves | 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 | (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 (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 to slightly reflexed, (6–)8–14(–22) mm. |
Fruits | 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, 2–3 × 1.5–2 mm. |
2n | = 18. |
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni |
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Phenology | Flowering Feb–Oct. |
Habitat | Sandy roadsides, sandstone knolls, sand hills and dunes, sandy streambeds and dry washes, desert flats |
Elevation | 1000-2200 m (3300-7200 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; NM; NV; TX; UT; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
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Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 606. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Dimorphocarpa |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Dithyrea wislizeni, Biscutella wislizeni, Dithyrea griffithsii, Dithyrea wislizeni var. griffithsii |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Rollins: Publ. Bussey Inst. Harvard Univ. 1979: 24. (1979) |
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