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Lesquerella montana
Lesquerella montana (A. Gray) S. Watson
Mountain Bladderpod
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LEMO3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Yellow to orange, sometimes fading purplish.
Distribution
USA: CO , NE , NM , SD , UT , WYNative Habitat: Banks, rock outcrops, stony slopes and benchlands, from plains into mountains, in sagebrush, open scrub oak, pinyon-juniper woodlands, ponderosa pine, Douglas fir on granitic, often gravelly, non-calcareous soils. Rarely on calcareous soils.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lesquerella montana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lesquerella montana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lesquerella montana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR