Thysanocarpus curvipes is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names sand fringepod[2] and lacepod. It is native to western North America from British Columbia through the western United States to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a common plant in much of its range. It is variable in appearance. It is an annual herb producing a branching or unbranched stem 10 to 80 centimeters tall. The leaves are mostly lance-shaped but variable. The lower ones are sometimes borne on petioles and the upper ones may clasp the stem at their bases. They may be smooth-edged, toothed, or lobed. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers with four white or purple-tinged petals and purple sepals. The fruit is a flattened, rounded or oval disclike capsule with a thin wing around the edge. The fruit is under a centimeter long and the wing is variable in appearance, flat or wavy, sometimes perforated.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Thysanocarpus |
| Species: | T. curvipes
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| Thysanocarpus curvipes | |
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Thysanocarpus curvipes". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ NRCS. "Thysanocarpus curvipes". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 December 2015.
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