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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