Physaria gordonii
(Gordon’s Bladderpod)
Physaria gordonii, Canyon Rim Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park 7582
Physaria gordonii, Hot Springs-Rio Grande Village Trail, Big Bend NP 6147
Physaria gordonii, Upper South Prong Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park 9295
Physaria gordonii, Canyon Rim Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park 7583
Physaria gordonii, Hot Springs-Rio Grande Village Trail, Big Bend NP 6149
Physaria gordonii, Upper South Prong Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park 9296
| Scientific Name | Physaria gordonii (Lesquerella gordonii) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LEGO |
| Common Name | Gordon's Bladderpod | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 823240 |
| Family | Brassicaceae (Mustard) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Sandy or light soils in rocky plains, caprock ledges, gravelly brushland, sandy desert washes, stream bottoms, pastures, roadsides. Plant: Upright annual with several erect to decumbent, branched or unbranched stems; 18 inches tall; dense, short hairs covering stems and leaves. Leaves: Basal leaves elliptic to obovate 3/4 to 2 inches long, petiolate and margins lyrate-pinnatifid, or entire or dentate; stem leaves linear to oblanceolate 3/8 to 2-3/4 inches long, lower ones sometimes short-petiolate, upper sessile, margins of lower leaves repand or shallowly dentate, upper leaves entire. Inflorescence: Dense terminal racemes of numerous yellow to orange flowers each about 1/2-inch across; 4 cuneate to obovate petals and 4 elliptic or oblong sepals. Bloom Period: March to June. Fruit: Globular to ellipsoid capsules up to 1/3-inch across on straight, S-shaped or recurved pedicels 3/8 to 1-3/16 inches long. References: SEINet, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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