Wassuk Range Bladderpod

(Physaria cordiformis)

galery

Description

Physaria congesta (syn. Lesquerella congesta) is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Dudley Bluffs bladderpod. It is endemic to western Colorado in the United States, where it is known only from seven occurrences in Rio Blanco County It is federally listed as a threatened species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Brassicales
Family:Brassicaceae
Genus:Physaria
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