Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Wislizenia refracta ssp. refracta

Wislizenia refracta Engelm. ssp. refracta

Jackass Clover, Spectacle Fruit, Spectacle-pod

Capparaceae (Caper family)

Synonym(s): Wislizenia refracta var. melilotoides

USDA Symbol: WIRER

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 6-1/2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , TX
Native Habitat: Dry sandy flats, desert scrub, roadsides.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 Wislizenia refracta ssp. refracta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Wislizenia refracta ssp. refracta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Wislizenia refracta ssp. refracta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

Go back