Kingdom Plantae Family Brassicaceae Rank Species | Order Brassicales Genus Physaria | |
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Similar Physaria, Physaria chambersii, Physaria didymocarpa, Physaria tenella, Physaria pruinosa | ||
Physaria arctica is a perennial flowering herb of the mustard family, known by the common name arctic bladderpod.
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Description
Plants are 6–12 cm high with a short taproot and woody stem-base. Basal leaves, 2-6 cm and arranged in a rosettepredominate, and are obovate to oblanceolate, while cauline leaves, sessile or shortly petiolate, are oblanceolate or lingulate and 0.5-1.5 cm. Inflorescences are loosely racemose, with flower stalks ascending or erect and 5-20 mm. There are 3-8 radially symmetrical flowers per inflorescence, and the petals are spaulate, 5-6mm, with blades that narrow gradually to the claw.
Habitat
P. arctica grows in sand and gravel from calcareous bedrock, river bars and terraces, cliff ledges, scree and talus slopes.
References
Physaria arctica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA