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Dithyrea
Sign in to saveDithyrea (shieldpod) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae containing only one or two species. The California shieldpod or spectacle-pod, Dithyrea californica, is an abundant and unique-looking herb native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The beach shieldpod, Dithyrea maritima, a rare plant found only on the coast of California and Baja California, is sometimes considered a subspecies of D. californica.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 329
- With media
- 269
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, IBUNAM, HPC, MO, LOB, CM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- Dithyrea californica 4.jpg
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- Dithyrea
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- Dithyrea
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- topic's main category
- Category:Dithyrea
- taxon common name
- shieldpod
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Dithyrea (shieldpod) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae containing only one or two species. The California shieldpod or spectacle-pod, Dithyrea californica, is an abundant and unique-looking herb native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The beach shieldpod, Dithyrea maritima, a rare plant found only on the coast of California and Baja California, is sometimes considered a subspecies of D. californica.
== References ==
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