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Physaria occidentalis

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

Western Bladderpod

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1281004

Element CodePDBRA22180

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusPhysaria

Synonyms

Lesquerella occidentalisS. Wats.

Concept Reference

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.

Taxonomic Comments

This treatment of Physaria occidentalis follows FNA (2010, vol. 7) which includes Physaria (=Lesquerella) goodrichii in synonymy under P. occidentalis ssp. cinerascens.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S3	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S3	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Eddy	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	7,232
Snow Mountain	Mendocino National Forest	14,457

References (3)

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.
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.
Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins. (Eds). 2015. A Utah flora, fifth edition, revised 2015. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Provo, Utah. 987 pp.