Physaria valida (Strong Bladderpod)

Physaria valida (Strong Bladderpod)

Family
BRASSICACEAE
Synonyms
LESQUERELLA LEPIDOTA
Common Name
Strong Bladderpod

Distribution
White and Sacramento Mountains of south central New Mexico, then southward through the Guadalupe Mountains to Hudspeth County, Texas (Rollins 1993).
Habitat
Limestone soils, steep slopes, roadcuts, open woods (Rollins 1993).
Conservation Considerations
Leave on L4 (too common and/or possibly taxonomic problems)
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.

Information Compiled By
David Bleakly 1998

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