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California shieldpod

Dithyrea californica

Also called California Spectacle Pod, Spectacle Pod

California shieldpod
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
SW. U.S.A. to NW. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

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Dithyrea californica (spectacle pod, California spectacle pod, California shield pod) is an annual plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in deserts of the Southwestern United States.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dithyrea californica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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