Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes)
Aliases: Hairy Fringepod
Family: Mustard (Brassicaceae)
Lacepod is best known for the transluscent discs that hang off it, making it look like a flying-saucer tree or a many-eared alien that arrived in one of said saucers. These pods, though, are actually the Lacepod's fruit rather than its flower. The flowers, pictured below, are much tinier than the pods and barely visible from standard humanoid eye level.
Blooms: March - May
This Photo: In the foothills between Oakhurst and Ahwahnee, mid May
More Lacepod Pictures
 The Flowers |
 Group Photo |