Physaria intermedia is a rare species[1] of bladder pod in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae.

Physaria intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Physaria
Species:
P. intermedia
Binomial name
Physaria intermedia
(S.Watson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Range

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1500–2100 m; endemic to northeast-northcentral New Mexico.

Habitat

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Ecology

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Physaria intermedia is an example of the adaptation of Physaria species to dry or alpine habitats.

Taxonomy

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DNA analysis and resulting phylogenetic trees indicate that historical classifications were in error. The closely related Physaria fallax (nom nudum) represents disjunct populations of Physaria in southwest New Mexico, Arizona and southern Utah.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mid-Bladderpod (Physaria intermedia)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ Arp, Katie (2012). "An Evaluation of the Species Status of Physaria intermedia (Brassicaceae)". University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks. Retrieved July 31, 2023.