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Physaria ovalifolia

Physaria douglasii

Columbia bladderpod, Douglas' bladderpod
Habit Herbaceous, grayish perennial with a simple crown, the several to numerous, erect stems 2-4 dm. tall, simple or branched above.
Leaves

Basal leaves 3-12 cm. long, the blade oblanceolate to obovate, entire to remotely toothed, 2-15 mm. broad, tapered to a petiole at least as long;

cauline leaves alternate, numerous, linear to linear-oblanceolate.
Flowers

Inflorescence racemose; pedicles slender, 6-17 mm. long, erect and nearly straight to S-shaped or recurved;

sepals 4, the outer pair somewhat saccate at the base;

petals 4, yellow to yellowish-orange, 6-9 mm. long;

stamens 6, the filaments slender;

style about equaling the silicle.
Fruit

Silicles inflated, nearly globose or a little broader above the center, 3-4 mm. long and broad;

seeds in 2 series, not winged.

Physaria ovalifolia

Physaria douglasii
Flowering time March-July
Habitat Common in sagebrush desert, especially near or in juniper or ponderosa pine woodlands.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to northern Oregon, east to northwestern Montana.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. alpestris, P. didymocarpa, P. douglasii, P. geyeri, P. occidentalis, P. oregona
P. alpestris, P. didymocarpa, P. geyeri, P. occidentalis, P. oregona
Subordinate taxa
P. douglasii ssp. douglasii, P. douglasii ssp. tuplashensis
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