Spectacle Pod Photos

Spectacle pod blooms in spring. Its unique, two-lobed fruits are visible attached to the stem. It is a common ephemeral spring wildflower, found in washes of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Spectacle pod, Dithyrea californica
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10507  

Spectacle pod blooms in spring. Its unique, two-lobed fruits are visible attached to the stem. It is a common ephemeral spring wildflower, found in washes of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Spectacle pod, Dithyrea californica
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10508  

Spectacle pod (white/green) mixes with desert verbena (purple). Both are common ephemeral spring wildflowers of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Sand verbena, Spectacle pod, Abronia villosa, Dithyrea californica
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10509  

Spectacle pod (white/green) mixes with desert verbena (purple). Both are common ephemeral spring wildflowers of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Sand verbena, Spectacle pod, Abronia villosa, Dithyrea californica
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10510  

Spectacle pod blooms in spring. It is a common ephemeral spring wildflower, found in washes of the Colorado Desert. Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Spectacle pod, Dithyrea californica
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10506