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Lesquerella parvula

Lesquerella parvula Greene

Pygmy Bladderpod

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Lesquerella alpina ssp. parvula, Lesquerella alpina var. parvula

USDA Symbol: LEPA7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CO , UT , WY
Native Habitat: Exposed windblown ridges, gravelly hills, open rocky knolls, gravelly hilltops, clay hillsides, granitic sand, reddish soil, sagebrush, mountain scrub, pinyon-juniper areas.

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 parvula in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lesquerella parvula in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lesquerella parvula

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

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