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Physaria gracilis subsp. nuttallii
Photo is of parent taxon

Nuttall's bladderpod
Stems

usually less than 3 dm;

bud clusters erect.
Cauline leaves

blade margins frequently repand, occasionally dentate.
Fruiting pedicels

slender.
Fruits

stipitate (gynophore slender), obpyriform to narrowly obovoid, (5–)6–9 mm, base truncate.
2n

= 12.

Physaria gracilis subsp. nuttallii
Phenology Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat Prairies, pastures, hillsides, rocky limestone, shallow soil of glades, roadsides, open fields
Elevation 150-500 m (500-1600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
KS; OK; TX
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 641.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria gracilis
Sibling taxa
P. gracilis subsp. gracilis
Synonyms Vesicaria nuttallii, Alyssum nuttallii, Alyssum repandum, Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii, Lesquerella gracilis var. repanda, Lesquerella nuttallii, Lesquerella repanda, P. gracilis var. repanda, Vesicaria repanda
Name authority (Torrey & A. Gray) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz: Novon 12: 323. (2002)
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