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Physaria arizonica

(S. Wats.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Arizona Bladderpod

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159205
Element CodePDBRA1N060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusPhysaria
Synonyms
Lesquerella arizonicaS. Wats.
Other Common Names
Arizona bladderpod (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
According to the FNA (2010, vol. 7), "The circumscription of Physaria arizonica here is quite broad and includes plants that have densely tufted basal leaves and relatively few or no cauline leaves; plants that are loosely tufted and have several cauline leaves; and plants that have a strongly branched caudex, leafy stems, and sterile shoots (var. andrusensis). Additional study is needed to understand the pattern of variation in this complex species; all of the characters given above vary considerably."
Conservation Status
Review Date2009-02-02
Change Date1998-01-27
Edition Date2000-07-25
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Occurs in north and central Arizona and southern Utah at about 3500-7100 feet, in sandy and gravelly soils or on limy knolls, in several plant communities (often open, with conifers).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs in sagebrush, sagebrush-juniper, pinyon-juniper, Gambel oak, and ponderosa pine communities at 1300-2150 meters elevation (Holmgren et al. 2005).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS2Yes
ArizonaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  2. Holmgren, N.H., P.K. Holmgren, and A. Cronquist. 2005. Intermountain flora. Volume 2, part B. Subclass Dilleniidae. The New York Botanical Garden Press. 488 pages.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  5. Rollins, R.C. 1993a. The Cruciferae of continental North America: Systematics of the mustard family from the Arctic to Panama. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 976 pp.
  6. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.