Latin name: Thysanocarpus laciniatus Torrey &
  A. Gray
  Pronunciation: thy-san-o-KAR-pus las-in-ee-AY-
  tus

  Common name: Lace-pod
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Open grassy places to 3500', coastal sage
  scrub, valley grassland, chaparral, cismontane and
  western edge of deserts

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Thysanocarpus
  2) laciniatus
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