Physaria calcicola (Limy Bladderpod)

Physaria calcicola (Limy Bladderpod)


Distribution
Southeastern Colorado (El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas and Pueblo counties) and adjacent New Mexico (Union County, Emery Gap to Branson, CO, presumably along CO-389) (Rollins & Shaw 1973).
Habitat
Shale bluffs, limy hillsides, gypseous knolls and ravines, and various calcareous substrates at 5,000-7,500 feet (Rollins 1993).
Conservation Considerations
Move from L3 to L4 (Rare in New Mexico, but apparently common within its range in Colorado).
Important Literature

Rollins, R.C. 1993. The Cruciferae of continental North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.

Rollins, R.C. and E.A. Shaw. 1973. The genus Lesquerella (Cruciferae) in North America. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A. Kratz and C. Spurrier. 1997. Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide. Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program.

Information Compiled By
David Bleakly 1998

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