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

petiole not differentiated from blade;

blade linear-oblanceolate.

petiole differentiated from blade (sometimes weakly);

blade oblanceolate to obovate.

Fruits

2.4–3.4 mm wide.

1.7–3 mm wide.

Anthers

1.4–1.6 mm.

1–1.5 mm.

Physaria hitchcockii subsp. rubicundula

Physaria hitchcockii subsp. confluens

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

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.)

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.)

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