Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria gordonii (Gordon's bladderpod) is a winter annual Brassicaceae wildflower native to the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico.

Family
Genus
Physaria
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Physaria gordonii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria gordonii, commonly called Gordon's bladderpod, is a plant species belonging to the Brassicaceae family. It is distributed across the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. This species is a winter annual wildflower that matures from April to June. It typically grows in sandy or gravel deserts. It produces low-growing stems and long, lanceolate leaves that reach approximately 4 inches (10 cm) in length. Its flowers are arranged in loose raceme clusters and are radially symmetrical. Physaria gordonii is very similar in appearance to P. fendleri.

Photo: (c) Anthony Mendoza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Brassicaceae Physaria

More from Brassicaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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