Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Thysanocarpus curvipes - Sand Fringepod (Lacepod) Thysanocarpus curvipes - Sand Fringepod (Lacepod)
Scientific Name: Thysanocarpus curvipes
Common Name: Sand Fringepod, Lacepod
Flower Color: White, purplish
Plant Type: Herb, Annual
Height: To 30 inches (76 cm) tall
Date Observed: February 28, 2004
Notes: The 1/4 inch (6 mm) wide flowers have 4 petals and 4 sepals. They bloom in the early spring and are followed by distinctive, flat, green, fringed seedpods with pinkish, scalloped, and perforated edges.The leaves are narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, and most are either basal or clasp the lower stems.
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