Latin name: Physaria tenella (A. Nelson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Pronunciation: fy-SARE-ee-a ten-EL-la
Common name: Palmer's beadpod
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Sandy soils and washes to 4000', creosote bush scrub, east Mojave and northeast Colorado Deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Physaria 2) tenella
Formerly Lesquerella tenella
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