Physaria gracilis subsp. nuttallii

(Torrey & A. Gray) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Novon 12: 323. 2002.

Common names: Nuttall’s bladderpod
Basionym: Vesicaria nuttallii Torrey & A. Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 101. 1838
Synonyms: Alyssum nuttallii (Torrey & A. Gray) Kuntze Alyssum repandum (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) Kuntze Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii (Torrey & A. Gray) Rollins & E. A. Shaw Lesquerella gracilis var. repanda (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) Payson Lesquerella nuttallii (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) S. Watson Lesquerella repanda Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray Physaria gracilis var. repanda (Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray) B. L. Turner Vesicaria repanda
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 641.

Stems usually less than 3 dm; bud clusters erect. Cauline leaves: blade margins frequently repand, occasionally dentate. Fruiting pedicels slender. Fruits stipitate (gynophore slender), obpyriform to narrowly obovoid, (5–) 6–9 mm, base truncate. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Prairies, pastures, hillsides, rocky limestone, shallow soil of glades, roadsides, open fields
Elevation: 150-500 m

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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ovate +  and narrowly oblong +
Steve L. O’Kane Jr. +
(Torrey & A. Gray) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz +
Vesicaria nuttallii +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (11.5 cm115 mm <br />0.115 m <br />) +
oblanceolate;oblong +
much smaller +  and reduced +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
branched +  and simple +
sessile +  and petiolate +
well-developed +
distinct +
not +  and differentiated +
Nuttall’s bladderpod +
emarginate +  and entire +
Kans. +, Okla. +  and Tex. +
150-500 m +
straight +  and curved +
not winged +  and unappendaged +
connate +  and distinct +
actinomorphic +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
obpyriform +  and narrowly obovoid +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
latiseptate +, stipitate +, , +, subsessile +  and sessile +
angustiseptate +, terete +, not +, inflated +, not torulose +, obovoid +, ovoid +, ovate +, obpyriform +, oblong +, obdeltate +, obcordate +, lanceolate +, elliptic +, ellipsoid +, suborbicular +, orbicular +, subglobose +  and globose +
latiseptate +  and unsegmented +
angustiseptate +  and terete +
Prairies, pastures, hillsides, rocky limestone, shallow soil of glades, roadsides, open fields +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
connate +  and distinct +
decurrent +
dentate;repand +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
purple +, white +, orange +  and yellow +
rudimentary +
obdeltate +, oblanceolate +, ovate +, obovate +  and spatulate +
Flowering Apr–May. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
ascending +, spreading +, horizontal +  and erect +
slender +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
distinct +
bifurcate +  and furcate +
rounded +  and narrowly oblong +
not +  and mucilaginous +
margined +  and winged +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
flattened +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
spreading +  and erect +
ovate +  and elliptic +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
perforate +  and complete +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
tetradynamous +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
2-lobed +  and entire +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
persistent +
distinct +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Alyssum nuttallii +, Alyssum repandum +, Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii +, Lesquerella gracilis var. repanda +, Lesquerella nuttallii +, Lesquerella repanda +, Physaria gracilis var. repanda +  and Vesicaria repanda +
Physaria gracilis subsp. nuttallii +
Physaria gracilis +
subspecies +
simple +, stalked +, subsessile +  and sessile +
stellate-scalelike +
coiled +, 1-7-veined +  and veined +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
anastomosing +
biennial +  and annual +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +
glabrous +  and pubescent +
15 +, 12 +, 10 +, 9 +, 8 +, 7 +, 6 +, 5 +  and 4 +