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Dithyrea californica (California shieldpod)

Synonyms: Biscutella californica (homotypic); Dithyrea californica var. californica; Dithyrea californica var. clinata; Dithyrea clinata

Wikipedia Abstract

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

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Death Valley National Park II 762125 California, Nevada, United States
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center 6101 California, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0