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Thelypodium wrightii
Thelypodium wrightii A. Gray
Wright's Thelypody, Wright Thelypody
Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: THWR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Some Wright Thelypody individuals were 6 feet tall. It has many spreading branches with round clusters of white flowers at the end of the stems. If the flower heads were of different colors, the plant would look like a decorated Christmas tree. Long seedpods follow the blossoms. These, with the long, narrow leaves swaying in the breeze, give a delicate, lacy effect (248).
The species name of this plant is for Charles Wright, 1811-1885, world-wide botanical collector but mainly in Texas (1837-1852), Cuba and his native Connecticut.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 9 feet tall, often shorter.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PurpleBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Usually white, rarely lavender.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , OK , TXWildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1109 Collected 2007-09-13 in Jeff Davis County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterBibliography
Bibref 248 - Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide (1984) Loughmiller, C. & L. LoughmillerSearch More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Thelypodium wrightii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Thelypodium wrightii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Thelypodium wrightii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-21Research By: TWC Staff