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Physaria hitchcockii

(Munz) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Hitchcock's Bladderpod

G3Vulnerable Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.843934

Element CodePDBRA220V0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusPhysaria

Synonyms

Lesquerella hitchcockiiMunz

Concept Reference

Al-Shehbaz, I.A., and S.L. O'Kane. 2002. Lesquerella is united with Physaria (Brassicaceae). Novon 12(3): 319-329.

Taxonomic Comments

This concept of Physaria hitchcockii, following Flora North America (2010, vol. 7), includes material called 'spp. confluens' and 'ssp. rubicundula'. Kartesz (1999) treats 'rubicundula' as a species in Lesquerella.

Conservation Status

Review Date2010-08-18

Change Date2010-08-18

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S3	Yes
Utah	SU	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

Nevada (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Angel Peak North	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	12,577
Charleston - Carpenter	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	17,828
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Casto Bluff	Dixie National Forest	87,466
Red Canyon North	Dixie National Forest	9,973

References (3)

Al-Shehbaz, I.A., and S.L. O'Kane. 2002. <i>Lesquerella </i>is united with <i>Physaria </i>(Brassicaceae). Novon 12(3): 319-329.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.