Thysanocarpus radians Calflora

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Taxon Report

Thysanocarpus radians Benth.

Fringe pod, Ribbed fringepod, Showy fringe pod

Thysanocarpus radians is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~256 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Thysanocarpus
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Thysanocarpus radians var. montanus

Information about Thysanocarpus radians from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (THRA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/07/2025).