Latin name: Thysanocarpus curvipes Hook.
Pronunciation: thy-san-o-KAR-pus KUR-vi-pees
Common name: Fringe-pod
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Valley grasslands, coastal sage scrub, chaparral and foothill woodland to an elevation of about 5000' in most of cismontane California
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Thysanocarpus 2) curvipes
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