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Tropidocarpum gracile  Hook.
Dobie pod,   Slender keel fruit,   Slender tropidocarpum
Tropidocarpum gracile is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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Genus: Tropidocarpum
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSTropidocarpum gracile var. dubium
Information about  Tropidocarpum gracile from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (TRGR5)

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[gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org] Native Range, New England Occurrences: Dobie-pod is native to California and Mexico (Baja California), and a rare visitor to New England, having been collected only from the waste areas of nineteenth-century wool carding factories and other waste areas in Massachusetts. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).