Tropidocarpum californicum
| Tropidocarpum californicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Tropidocarpum |
| Species: | T. californicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tropidocarpum californicum (Al-Shehbaz) Al-Shehbaz
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| Synonyms | |
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Twisselmannia californica Al-Shehbaz | |
Tropidocarpum californicum, the king's gold,[2] is a plant species endemic to a small region in California. It is known from only Kern and King counties in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley.[3]
Tropidocarpum californicum is an ascending or decumbent herb up to 25 cm tall. Leaves are up to 6 cm long, getting smaller the further up the stem. Flowers are yellow. fruits triangular.[3][4][5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Twisselmannia californica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Tropidocarpum californicum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Garden., Missouri Botanical (1 January 2003). "Novon". v. 13 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Garden., Missouri Botanical (1 January 1999). "Novon". v. 9 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Al-Shehbaz, I. A. and R. A. Price. 2001. The Chilean Agallis and Californian Tropidocarpum (Brassicaceae) are congeneric. Novon 11: 292-293.
- ^ Robinson, B. L. 1896. The fruit of Tropidocarpum. Erythea 4: 108-119.