''Physaria parvula''
[''Physaria parvula''.]
Flora of North America. (
syn.
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnae ...
''Lesquerella parvula'')
[''Lesquerella parvula''.]
NatureServe.[O’Kane, Jr., S.L. (2006, March 21)]
''Lesquerella parvula'' Greene (pygmy bladderpod): a technical conservation assessment.
nline USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region.[''Lesquerella parvula''.]
USDA Plants Profile. is a species of
flowering plant in the family
Brassicaceae known by the common name pygmy bladderpod. It is native to the Western
United States, where it can be found in
Colorado,
Utah, and
Wyoming.
[
This plant is a tuft-forming perennial ]herb
In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...
. It is gray-green in color due to a coating of branching hairs. Stems up to 15 centimeters tall arise from a caudex
A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695
In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is m ...
buried just underground. The leaves are linear in shape and measure 1 to 3 centimeters in length. The narrow leaves make the plant distinctive among the ''Physaria'' species growing in the area. The flowers have four clawed yellow petals each about half a centimeter long.[
This plant grows in open areas in sagebrush and mountain shrub ecosystems. It may grow in areas with few or no other plants, such as areas that are windswept and harsh.][
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References
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parvula
Flora of Colorado
Flora of Utah
Flora of Wyoming
Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region
Endemic flora of the United States