''Paysonia lescurii'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family
Brassicaceae known by the common names Lescur's bladderpod or Nashville mustard. It is native to
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state. It is delineated according to state law as 41 of the state's 95 counties. Middle Tennessee contains the s ...
, where it can be found in wet fields, lawns, and roadsides.
It is also present in neighboring areas of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
and
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
.
Description
''Paysonia lescurii'' typically grows from tall and has small yellow flowers about wide.
[ The flowers have four petals and are borne in ]raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...
s up to long.[ The basal leaves are long and pinnately lobed. The smaller stem leaves are alternate, simple, and toothed to shallowly lobed with clasping bases.][
]
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lescurii
Flora of Alabama
Flora of Kentucky
Flora of Tennessee
Endemic flora of the United States
Taxa named by Asa Gray
Taxa named by Sereno Watson
Plants described in 1856