PLANTS Profile for Dithyrea maritima (beach shieldpod)

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Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson
beach shieldpod

Symbol:

DIMA6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Mark W. Skinner. United States, CA, San Luis Obispo Co., Oso Flaco Lake. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

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Synonyms:
Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

DICAM

Dithyrea californica Harv. var. maritima (Davidson) Davidson

Distribution:
Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 2 species in Dithyrea

Classification:
Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Dithyrea Harv. – shieldpod
Species	Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson – beach shieldpod

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

California:
beach spectacle pod		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23120.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 08:37 AM CDT