~5, See text Thysanocarpus is a small genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae known generally as fringepods[1] or lacepods.

These are small, erect annual herbs.

The flat fruit capsule is generally round or oval-shaped with a wing that goes all the way around the pod, giving it a fringed look.

The fruits hang from most of the length of the stem.

The plants are native to the western United States.