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Thysanocarpus laciniatus
Mountain fringepod is a small annual wildflower in the cabbage family, native to California and Baja California, usually found in dry, open habitats. It is easy to grow from seed in full sun and well-drained soil, and it is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant.
Thysanocarpus laciniatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name mountain fringepod. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a common plant in much of its range. It is an annual herb producing a slender, branching or unbranched stem 10 to 60 centimeters tall. It is somewhat waxy in texture and generally lacks hairs. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped and smooth-edged or toothed. They measure up to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a raceme of small whitish or purplish flowers. The fruit is a flattened, rounded or oval disclike capsule with a thin wing around the edge.
Santa Cruz Island fringepod · Sand fringepod · Ribbed fringepod · Fringepod
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thysanocarpus laciniatus 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.
