''Physaria repanda'', the Indian Canyon twinpod, is a

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of plant in the family Brassicaceae distributed in

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. It is a perennial wildflower.

Description

It has dense, stellate, and pubescent trichomes. Its

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is thick, and is around 1-2 dm long. Its radical leaves are rosulate and ascending. These leaves measure about 4–7 cm long and 1-2.5 cm wide, and can be shaped broadly ovate to almost orbicular. Its cauline leaves are oblanceolate, and measures 1.5–3 cm long. Its

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s are oblong and measure 7–9 mm long and 2–3 mm wide. Its petals are yellow, lingulate to spatulate, and measure 10–12 mm long and 3–4 mm wide. Its

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s are ascending, and measure 1-1.5 cm long. Its siliques are didymous, densely pubescent, and can grow up to 1.5 cm high. Its replum can be pubescent or glabrous, and it measures 4–5 mm long. Its immature seeds are wingless and plump.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21307442 repanda Flora of Utah Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region Endemic flora of the United States