genus Thysanocarpus waxaa loola jeedaa koox dhir ah oo ka tirsan qoyska Brassicaceae, oo badanaa loo yaqaan "fringepods" ama "lasepods." Magaca waxaa laga soo qaatay ereyada Giriigga ah "thysanos," oo macneheedu yahay cirif ama tassel, iyo "karpos," oo macneheedu yahay miro. Dhirta ku jirta hiddahan waxa lagu gartaa ubaxyo yaryar, caddaan ama huruud ah, iyo kuwo dhuuban, xaashi leh, oo badiyaa shinni shinni ah. Noocyada Thysanocarpus waxaa ugu horrayn laga helaa galbeedka Waqooyiga Ameerika, qaarna waxaa loo isticmaalaa ujeeddooyin daawo.