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Thelypodium brachycarpum
Also called Short Podded Thelypodium, Short Podded Thelypody
Shortpod thelypody is a rhizomatous perennial wildflower from northern California and southern Oregon, found in alkaline wetlands and serpentine soils. It needs moist, well-drained conditions and full sun, and is usually grown in native plant gardens rather than as a houseplant.
Thelypodium brachycarpum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names shortpod thelypody and short-podded thelypodium. It is native to parts of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in several types of habitat, including alkaline wetlands and serpentine soils.
It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing erect to a maximum height over one meter, the stem sometimes branching. The thick, waxy leaves may be divided into lobes, especially the largest basal leaves, which may reach 20 centimeters long. Leaves higher on the plant may clasp the stem at their bases.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelypodium brachycarpum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
