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Physaria kingii subsp. latifolia

Physaria kingii subsp. utahensis
Photo is of parent taxon

limestone bladderpod
Photo is of parent taxon

Utah bladderpod
Habit Plants prostrate, decumbent, or erect; trichomes with large tubercles throughout, ± flat across middle. Plants ascending; trichomes tuberculate throughout, center low-mounded.
Basal leaves

blade margins entire.

blade margins entire.
Racemes

not or somewhat secund, usually dense and compact, sometimes slightly elongated in fruit.

secund, ± dense and compact in fruit.
Fruiting pedicels

usually sigmoid.

sigmoid.
Fruits

as wide as or longer than wide, apex rounded-acute;

valves glabrous inside;

septum complete;

ovules 8–16 per ovary;

style to 7 mm.

as wide as or longer than wide, apex rounded-acute;

valves glabrous inside;

septum complete;

ovules (6–)8–12 per ovary;

style (4–)4.5–6.5 mm.
Petals

usually yellow, sometimes cream-yellow, cream-white, or white.

yellow.

Physaria kingii subsp. latifolia

Physaria kingii subsp. utahensis
Phenology Flowering May–Jun. Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat Gravelly loam soils, rocky basaltic slopes, limestone outcrops, ridges and flats, canyon bottoms, open pinyon-juniper woodlands Rocky ridges, gravel, sagebrush hillsides, exposed limestone, granitic rock areas, sandy soils
Elevation 2000-2500 m (6600-8200 ft) 2400-3400 m (7900-11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; UT; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
UT
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Populations of subsp. latifolia with flowers cream-yellow, cream-white, or white are frequently encountered on the Kaibab Plateau of northern Arizona.

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

Subspecies utahensis is found in the Uinta and Wasatch mountains.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 647. FNA vol. 7, p. 647.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria kingii Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria kingii
Sibling taxa
P. kingii subsp. bernardina, P. kingii subsp. cobrensis, P. kingii subsp. diversifolia, P. kingii subsp. kaibabensis, P. kingii subsp. kingii, P. kingii subsp. utahensis
P. kingii subsp. bernardina, P. kingii subsp. cobrensis, P. kingii subsp. diversifolia, P. kingii subsp. kaibabensis, P. kingii subsp. kingii, P. kingii subsp. latifolia
Synonyms Lesquerella latifolia, Lesquerella barnebyi, Lesquerella kingii subsp. latifolia, Lesquerella kingii var. parvifolia, Lesquerella occidentalis var. parvifolia, Lesquerella wardii, P. wardii Lesquerella utahensis, P. utahensis
Name authority (A. Nelson) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz: Novon 12: 325. (2002) (Rydberg) O’Kane: Novon 17: 380. (2007)
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