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Physaria tenella

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Genus
  
Physaria

Higher classification
  
Lesquerella

Order
  
Brassicales

Family
  
Brassicaceae

Scientific name
  
Lesquerella tenella

Rank
  
Species

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Physaria, Lesquerella, Physaria kingii, Physaria chambersii, Physaria thamnophila

Physaria tenella is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Moapa bladderpod and slender bladderpod. It is native to western North America from Utah to Sonora, where it grows mainly in desert habitat. This is an annual herb producing several hairy multibranched erect to spreading stems sometimes exceeding half a meter long. The basal leaves are up to 6.5 centimeters long and sometimes toothed, and there are smaller leaves higher on the stem. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers at the tip of the stem. The mustardlike flower has four orange to bright yellow petals each up to a centimeter long. The fruit is a plump, hairy, rounded capsule.

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Physaria tenella Wikipedia