#cleotomaceae

Peritoma arborea (Isomeris arborea)

This desert shrub is native to southern California and southward into Baja California. Ii is commonly called “bladder pod” because of its attractive swollen seed pods - green when they are immature, and turning brown when the seeds ripen. It is an easy plant to grow, and very drought-tolerant. It is most often seen labeled as Isomeris, though it has now been moved into a new genus, Peritoma. It belongs to the family Cleomaceae.