Brassicaceae
Coulter's lyrepod
Lyrocarpa coulteri
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Lyrocarpa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Coulter's lyrepod
Synonyms
- Lyrocarpa coulteri var. apiculata Rollins
- Lyrocarpa coulteri var. coulteri Hook. & Harv.
- Lyrocarpa coulteri var. palmeri (S.Watson) Rollins
- Lyrocarpa palmeri S.Watson
Flowers
- In flower
- December to March (from 89 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Billy Aguirre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Norman Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.