Flora of North America species comparison

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Physaria occidentalis subsp. occidentalis
Photo is of parent taxon

western bladder pod
Caudex

a thickened crown, branched.
Stems

several from base, exserted to nearly covered with basal leaves (densely clustered), erect or decumbent.
Basal leaves

blade margins sinuate-dentate or entire.
Fruits

(strongly latiseptate), compressed at margins and apex, apex (acute), often beaked;

valves pubescent inside;

ovules 4 per ovary;

style frequently curved.
2n

= 10.

Physaria occidentalis subsp. occidentalis
Phenology Flowering (Apr-)Jun–Aug.
Habitat Loose gravelly soils, talus slopes, volcanic rocks, rocky ridges, metamorphic rubble, marbleized rocks, decomposed limestone and schist, barren hillsides, whitish ash deposits
Elevation (600-) 1800-3400 m ((2000-) 5900-11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; NV; OR; WA
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 654.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria occidentalis
Sibling taxa
P. occidentalis subsp. cinerascens
Synonyms Lesquerella cusickii, Lesquerella occidentalis subsp. cusickii, Lesquerella occidentalis var. cusickii
Name authority unknown
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