familyBrassicaceae
genusPhysaria
speciesPhysaria occidentalis
subspeciesPhysaria occidentalis subsp. cinerascens
Physaria occidentalis subsp. cinerascens
Novon 12: 326. 2002.
Basionym: Lesquerella occidentalis var. cinerascens Maguire & A. H. Holmgren Madroño 11: 178. 1951
Synonyms: Lesquerella goodrichii Rollins Lesquerella occidentalis subsp. cinerascens (Maguire & A. H. Holmgren) Rollins & E. A. Shaw Physaria goodrichii Physaria occidentalis var. cinerascens (Maguire & A. H. Holmgren) S. L. Welsh Physaria occidentalis var. goodrichii (Rollins) S. L. Welsh
Caudex thickened, usually simple, rarely branched, (subterranean). Stems usually simple, rarely few from base, well-exserted, prostrate to decumbent. Basal leaves: blade margins entire. Fruits (slightly longer than broad), not conspicuously compressed at margins, apex somewhat compressed and usually not conspicuously beaked; valves usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely pubescent inside; ovules 8–12 per ovary; style usually straight.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Gravelly slopes, grassy ridges, outwash fans, steep limestone outcrops, limey gravel
Elevation: 1500-3700 m
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