Physaria ludoviciana

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Physaria ludoviciana
Lesquerella ludoviciana (4749633198).jpg
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Physaria
Species:
P. ludoviciana
Binomial name
Physaria ludoviciana
(Nutt.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Alyssum ludovicianumNutt.
    • Lesquerella ludoviciana(Nutt.) S.Watson
    • Myagrum argenteumPursh
    • Vesicaria ludoviciana(Nutt.) DC.

Physaria ludoviciana is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae, with the common names of bladder pod, silver bladderpod, [3] louisiana bladderpod, and foothill bladderpod. [4] It used to be Lesquerella ludoviciana which is now a synonym. [2]

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Description

Physaria ludoviciana habit. Lesquerella ludoviciana (4749631772).jpg
Physaria ludoviciana habit.

Physaria ludoviciana is a taprooted perennial, growing 6-16 inches tall. [5] The flowers have four sepals and four yellow petals and six stamens. [6] The leaves are simple, narrow, and covered with stellate-pilose hairs. The basal leaves are produced in a rosette. The two loculed fruits are a globe-like silicle with dense pilose hairs. [6] Flowering occurs in early spring to mid/late summer, and some plants are polyploids. [7]

Distribution and habitat

It is an endangered species in Illinois and Minnesota, and a threatened species in Wisconsin. [5] In all three states this species is outside of its main range which is more western, growing in the dry plains. [6] The Minnesota populations are found around Red Wing in Goodhue County; [7] they are 500 kilometers from the species main range in the west and it is speculated it was introduction there by the long-range dispersal of a single seed or they are remnants from when the environment was drier and the species had a greater natural range. [6] The Minnesota plants are found in dry prairie on south-facing bluffs in sandy soil originating from weathered limestone; the populations are threatened by the encroachment of woody and invasive species due to human suppression of fires. [6]

Physaria ludoviciana is avoided by grazing animals. [7]

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References

  1. NatureServe (2023). "Physaria ludoviciana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Physaria ludoviciana (Nutt.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. "Threatened Search Results | USDA PLANTS". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  4. Gardens, Denver Botanic (2018-08-21). Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region. Timber Press. ISBN   978-1-60469-869-5.
  5. 1 2 "Physaria ludoviciana (Bladderpod): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Barbara Coffin; Lee Pfannmuller (1988). Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna. U of Minnesota Press. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-8166-1689-3.
  7. 1 2 3 "Physaria ludoviciana : Bladderpod | Rare Species Guide". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2021-01-20.