Physaria kingii subsp. utahensis

(Rydberg) O’Kane

Novon 17: 380. 2007.

Common names: Utah bladderpod
Basionym: Lesquerella utahensis Rydberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 252. 1903
Synonyms: Physaria utahensis (Rydberg) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 647. Mentioned on page 646.

Plants ascending; trichomes tuberculate throughout, center low-mounded. Basal leaves: blade margins entire. Racemes secund, ± dense and compact in fruit. Fruiting pedicels sigmoid. Petals yellow. 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.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Rocky ridges, gravel, sagebrush hillsides, exposed limestone, granitic rock areas, sandy soils
Elevation: 2400-3400 m

Discussion

Subspecies utahensis is found in the Uinta and Wasatch mountains.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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