| Dithyrea | |
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| Dithyrea californica near Baker, CA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Dithyrea Harv. |
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1 or 2; see text | |
Dithyrea (shieldpod) is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae containing only one or two species.[1] The California shieldpod or spectacle-pod, Dithyrea californica, is an abundant and unique-looking herb native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The beach shieldpod, Dithyrea maritima, a rare plant found only on the coast of California and Baja California, is sometimes considered a subspecies of D. californica.[2]
- ^ Rollins, Reed C. (1958). "The Genetic Evaluation of a Taxonomic Character in Dithyrea (Cruciferae)". Rhodora. 60 (714): 145–152. ISSN 0035-4902. JSTOR 23306308.
- ^ Aigner, Paul A (2004-03-01). "Ecological and genetic effects on demographic processes: pollination, clonality and seed production in Dithyrea maritima". Biological Conservation. 116 (1): 27–34. Bibcode:2004BCons.116...27A. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00170-8. ISSN 0006-3207.