Physaria ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia

Synonyms: Lesquerella ovata Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 656. Mentioned on page 655.
Revision as of 22:12, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Caudex branched (well-developed). Stems several from base, stiffly erect, (unbranched, slender), 1–2 dm. Basal leaves: blade (outer) suborbicular or ovate to elliptic, base narrowing abruptly to petiole, margins entire. Racemes usually not elongated (subumbellate). Petals usually yellow, rarely white, 6.5–12(–14) mm, usually 1.5 times or less as long as sepals. 2n = 12, 24, 36, 48, 50, 72.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Bare limestone flats, rocky knolls and slopes, limestone chip, gypseous outcrops, rock crevices, exposed caprock
Elevation: 500-1700 m

Distribution

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Colo., Kans., Nebr., N.Mex., Okla., Tex.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Steve L. O’Kane Jr. +
(Rydberg) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz +
Lesquerella ovalifolia +
Colo. +, Kans. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +  and Tex. +
500-1700 m +
Bare limestone flats, rocky knolls and slopes, limestone chip, gypseous outcrops, rock crevices, exposed caprock +
Flowering Mar–May. +
Lesquerella ovata +
Physaria ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia +
Physaria ovalifolia +
subspecies +