Thelypodium

Thelypodium
Thelypodium integrifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Thelypodium Endl.
Species
16 to 20, see text
Synonyms[1]
Pachypodium Nutt. Pleurophragma Rydb. Stanleyella Rydb.

Thelypodium is a genus of flowering plants in the mustard family. There are 16^[2] to 20^[3] species, all native to western North America. Thelypody is a common name for plants in this genus.^[4]

Species

Plants of the World Online accepts 17 species.^[1]

• Thelypodium brachycarpum (Torr.) Torr. - shortpod thelypody
• Thelypodium crispum Greene- crisped thelypody
• Thelypodium eucosmum B.L.Rob. - world thelypody
• Thelypodium flexuosum B.L.Rob. - nodding thelypody
• Thelypodium howellii S.Watson - Howell's thelypody
• Thelypodium integrifolium (Nutt.) Endl. - entireleaved thelypody
• Thelypodium laciniatum (Hook.) Endl. - cutleaf thelypody
• Thelypodium laxiflorum Al-Shehbaz - droopflower thelypody
• Thelypodium milleflorum A.Nelson - manyflower thelypody
• Thelypodium paniculatum A.Nelson - northwestern thelypody
• Thelypodium repandum Rollins - wavyleaf thelypody
• Thelypodium rollinsii Al-Shehbaz - Rollins' thelypody
• Thelypodium sagittatum (Nutt.) Endl. - arrow thelypody
• Thelypodium stenopetalum S.Watson - slenderpetal thelypody (endangered)
• Thelypodium tenue Rollins - Big Bend thelypody
• Thelypodium texanum (Cory) Rollins - Texas thelypody
• Thelypodium wrightii A.Gray - Wright's thelypody

References

1. "Thelypodium Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
2. Flora of North America
3. Jepson Manual Treatment
4. NRCS. "Thelypodium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.