Physaria gracilis subsp. nuttallii
Novon 12: 323. 2002.
Common names: Nuttall’s bladderpod
Basionym: Vesicaria nuttallii Torrey & A. Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 101. 1838
Synonyms: Alyssum nuttallii (Torrey & A. Gray) Kuntze Alyssum repandum (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) Kuntze Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii (Torrey & A. Gray) Rollins & E. A. Shaw Lesquerella gracilis var. repanda (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) Payson Lesquerella nuttallii (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) S. Watson Lesquerella repanda Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray Physaria gracilis var. repanda (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) B. L. Turner Vesicaria repanda
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 641.
Stems usually less than 3 dm; bud clusters erect. Cauline leaves: blade margins frequently repand, occasionally dentate. Fruiting pedicels slender. Fruits stipitate (gynophore slender), obpyriform to narrowly obovoid, (5–)6–9 mm, base truncate. 2n = 12.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Prairies, pastures, hillsides, rocky limestone, shallow soil of glades, roadsides, open fields
Elevation: 150-500 m
Distribution
Kans., Okla., Tex.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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