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Habit Plants forming soft mats; caudex elongated, elastic (creeping). Plants forming a loose mat; caudex elongated, elastic.
Basal leaves

petiole differentiated from blade (sometimes weakly);

blade oblanceolate to obovate.

petiole not differentiated from blade;

blade linear-oblanceolate.

Fruits

1.7–3 mm wide.

2.4–3.4 mm wide.

Anthers

1–1.5 mm.

1.4–1.6 mm.

Physaria hitchcockii subsp. confluens

Physaria hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula

Phenology Flowering Jun–Jul. Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Gravelly or rocky limestone Pinyon-juniper communities on barren slopes
Elevation 2300-3500 m (7500-11500 ft) 2100-3400 m (6900-11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
NV
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from FNA
UT
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Discussion

Subspecies confluens is found at or above timberline in the Grant, Quinn Canyon, and Schell Creek ranges.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies rubicundula is found in talus of the pink and white members of the Wasatch (Claron) Formation of the Aquarius, Markagunt, and Paunsaugunt plateaus.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 643. FNA vol. 7, p. 644.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria hitchcockii Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria hitchcockii
Sibling taxa
P. hitchcockii subsp. hitchcockii, P. hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula
P. hitchcockii subsp. confluens, P. hitchcockii subsp. hitchcockii
Synonyms Lesquerella hitchcockii subsp. confluens, Lesquerella confluens Lesquerella rubicundula, Lesquerella hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula, P. hitchcockii var. rubicundula, P. rubicundula
Name authority (Maguire & A. H. Holmgren) O’Kane: Novon 17: 380. (2007) (Rollins) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz: Novon 12: 324. (2002)
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