Thysanocarpus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Tribus: Thelypodieae
Genus: Thysanocarpus
Species: T. conchuliferus – T. curvipes – T. desertorum – T. erectus – T. laciniatus – T. radians – T. rigidus
Name

Thysanocarpus Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1(2): 69, t. 18, f. A. (1830)

Type species: Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1(2): 69, t. 18, f. A. (1830)

References

Hooker, W.J. 1830. Flora Boreali-Americana 1(2):69.
Alexander, P.J., Windham, M.D., Govindarajulu, R., Al-Shehbaz, I.A. & Bailey, C.D. 2010. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of the genus Thysanocarpus (Brassicaceae). Systematic Botany 35(3): 559–577. DOI: 10.1600/036364410792495926 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Koch, M.A. et al. 2017. Thysanocarpus in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Jan. 31.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Thysanocarpus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 31 2017. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Thysanocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan. 2017.

Vernacular names
English: fringepod

Thysanocarpus is a small genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae known generally as fringepods[1] or lacepods. These are small, erect annual herbs. The flat fruit capsule is generally round or oval-shaped with a wing that goes all the way around the pod, giving it a fringed look. The fruits hang from most of the length of the stem. The plants are native to the western United States.

Selected species:

Thysanocarpus conchuliferus - Santa Cruz Island fringepod
Thysanocarpus curvipes - sand fringepod
Thysanocarpus laciniatus - mountain fringepod
Thysanocarpus radians - ribbed fringepod

References

NRCS. "Thysanocarpus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 December 2015.