Tropidocarpum gracile (Dobie Pod, Slender Keel Fruit)

 

3/11/17 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

3/11/17 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Dobie Pod, Slender Keel Fruit

SPECIES: Tropidocarpum gracile

FAMILY: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/11/2017

LOCATION: Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Stem: (0.4)1--4.5(6) dm. 

Leaf: blade (1.5)2.5--10(15) cm; lateral lobes entire to dentate or pinnately lobed, pairs 3--8(12). 

Flower: sepals 2.5--4 mm; petals 3--6 mm, 1.5--4 mm wide, yellow, occasionally tinged purple. 

Fruit: silique, linear, (2.5)3--6(7) cm, 1.5--2(3) mm wide, length 13--46 × > width; valves 2; style (0.3)0.5--2.5(4) mm; pedicels erect to ascending, (4)6--17(35) mm. 

Seed: 30--70, 1.2--1.6 mm, oblong. 

Ecology: Common. Grassy banks, open fields, roadsides, pastures; 

Elevation: < 1450 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: s NCoRO, NCoRI, CaRF, SNF, Teh, GV, CW, SW, w DMoj; 

Distribution Outside California: Baja California. 

Flowering Time: Mar--May 

Synonyms: Tropidocarpum gracile var. dubium (Davidson) Jeps.

eFlora Treatment Author: Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz