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Physaria kingii subsp. utahensis
Photo is of parent taxon

Utah bladderpod
Habit Plants ascending; trichomes tuberculate throughout, center low-mounded.
Basal leaves

blade margins entire.
Racemes

secund, ± dense and compact in fruit.
Fruiting pedicels

sigmoid.
Fruits

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

yellow.

Physaria kingii subsp. utahensis
Phenology Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat Rocky ridges, gravel, sagebrush hillsides, exposed limestone, granitic rock areas, sandy soils
Elevation 2400-3400 m (7900-11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
UT
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

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.
Parent taxa 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. latifolia
Synonyms Lesquerella utahensis, P. utahensis
Name authority (Rydberg) O’Kane: Novon 17: 380. (2007)
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