- Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
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Spectacle Pod 
spectacle pod in bloom
Kane County, UtahScientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Dimorphocarpa Species: D. wislizeni Binomial name Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
(Engelm.) RollinsSynonyms Dithyrea griffithsii Woot. & Standl.
Dithyrea wislizeni Engelm.
Dithyrea wislizeni var. griffithsii (Woot. & Standl.) PaysonDimorphocarpa wislizeni, commonly known as Spectacle Pod, Wislizeni's Spectaclepod, or Tourist Plant, is a flowering plant, a member of the mustard family, found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
The plant has grey to grey-green leaves with small lobes along their length and a strong center vein. It has flower stalks that are topped with white four petaled flowers. Its fruiting pods each contain two flat seeds.
External links
- Photograph of Spectacle Pod in bloom, CalPhotos, a project of the Biodiversity Sciences Technology group (BSCIT), University of California, Berkeley
- PLANTS (USDA) Profile "Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins - touristplant"
- Encyclopedia of Life, "Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins"
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) "Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins"
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) Taxon: Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) "Dimorphocarpa wislizenii"
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