Flora of North America species comparison

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Physaria carinata subsp. paysonii

Physaria carinata subsp. pulchella
Photo is of parent taxon

Payson's bladderpod
Photo is of parent taxon

beautiful bladderpod
Fruits

elliptic, not keeled;

valves: margins (thin, rounded), not covering replum edges, pubescent inside.

suborbicular to elliptic or broadly oblong, keeled on one side;

valves: margins covering replum edges, (base and apex rounded), glabrous inside.

Physaria carinata subsp. paysonii

Physaria carinata subsp. pulchella
Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug. Flowering late Jul-early Aug.
Habitat Limestone substrates of rocky summits, talus, steep slopes, rocky ridges, fine soils, red sandstone, gravelly and gypseous soils, herbaceous communities on slopes, open Douglas-fir and limber pine communities Grass-forb communities on slopes, sagebrush, mountain shrub, limber pine communities, limestone gravel or cobbles
Elevation 1800-3200 m (5900-10500 ft) 2100-2300 m (6900-7500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
ID; WY
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
ID; MT
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 630. FNA vol. 7, p. 631.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria carinata Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria carinata
Sibling taxa
P. carinata subsp. carinata, P. carinata subsp. pulchella
P. carinata subsp. carinata, P. carinata subsp. paysonii
Synonyms Lesquerella paysonii, P. paysonii Lesquerella pulchella, P. pulchella
Name authority (Rollins) O’Kane: Novon 17: 379. (2007) (Rollins) O’Kane: Novon 17: 379. (2007)
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