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Digital Herbaria

Lesquerella fendleri

Lesquerella fendleri (A. Gray) S. Watson

Fendler's Bladderpod, Popweed

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

USDA Symbol: LEFE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Lesquerella fendleri

Fendler's Bladderpod

Brassicaceae

Location: Upper Balcones Rd., 8.8 km SW of IH 10 & Hwy 46, near city of Boerne.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Roadside. Caliche. Very dry. Full sun. Harsh environment.

Description: Low bushy perennial to 25 cm tall with yellow 12 mm flowers along upper stems. Striking plant with its grey-green foliage and somewhat gnarled stems. Fruit a globular silique. When the scales of the pods drop off, a thin transparent disk remains.

County: Kendall
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: Apr 11, 1992
Specimen number: 162

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0509
Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
Accession Number: 39

Annotations: SCFRK

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