Physaria gordonii
| Physaria gordonii | |
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| Physaria gordonii in Rincon Heights, Tucson, Arizona, USA. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Physaria |
| Species: | P. gordonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Physaria gordonii (A. Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz | |
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Physaria gordonii, commonly known as Gordon's bladderpod, is a species of plant in the family Brassicaceae distributed throughout the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.[1][2][3] It is a winter annual wildflower, maturing between April and June. The plant normally grows in sandy or gravel deserts. The plant has low-growing stems, with long, lanceolate leaves measuring about 4 in (10 cm). The plants flowers are in a loose, raceme cluster, and are radially symmetrical. The plant is very similar to P. fendleri.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Plants Profile for Lesquerella gordonii (Gordon's bladderpod)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "SEINet – Arizona Chapter – Physaria gordonii". swbiodiversity.org. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Rare Plant List". nmrareplants.unm.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness-- Physaria gordonii var. gordonii". www.wnmu.edu. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Tropicos | Name – Physaria gordonii (A. Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Barker, Joan (2006). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of North America. United Kingdom: Parragon Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 1-40546-309-0.