Physaria kingii bernardina

Description

Physaria kingii�is a species of�flowering plant�in the�mustard family�known by the common name�King bladderpod. It is native to western North America from�Utah�to�Baja California, where it grows in dry and rocky habitat, such as deserts and adjacent mountain slopes. This is a�perennial�herb�growing a small, hairy stem from a�caudex. The leaves form a patch or rosette around the caudex, each up to 6 centimeters long and round, oval, diamond, or spoonlike in shape. The�inflorescence�is an erect or mostly upright�raceme�of bright yellow mustardlike flowers. The fruit is a hairy capsule under a centimeter long suspended on a short, often curvy�pedicel.