Physaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. Many species are known generally as twinpods, bladderpods, or lesquerella. They are native to the Americas, with many species endemic to western North America.

Seeds of Physaria contain hydroxy fatty acids, and some species, notably P. fendleri, are being intensively studied as a source of specialized, high-quality lubricants. The genus is notable for its relatively large number of local, often endangered, and …

Physaria is a genus native to the Americas, with the greatest concentration of taxa identified in the southwestern United States.

The genus Physaria is one of the 44 genera in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) in Colorado. Species in this genus usually have a basal rosette of leaves, and yellow (rarely white or purple) flowers. The fruits, as in all species in the mustard family, are silicles, a dry fruit that separates at maturity into two or four segments called valves.

Physaria ludoviciana is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae, with the common names of bladder pod, silver bladderpod, [3] louisiana bladderpod, and foothill bladderpod. [4] It used to be Lesquerella ludoviciana which is now a synonym. [2]

2022年6月3日 · Physaria fendleri is a burgeoning oilseed crop that accumulates the hydroxy fatty acid (HFA), lesquerolic acid, and can be a non-toxic alternative crop to castor for production of industrially valuable HFA.

2010年5月7日 · Bladderpods, the genus Physaria, are so called because of their inflated seed pods. They all have bright yellow flowers with four petals. They are small plants growing both erect and reclining on the ground. For accurate identification, examination of the hairs with an electron microscope is necessary.

Physaria is a genus of flowering plants in the mustard family. Many species are known generally as twinpods, bladderpods, or lesquerella. They are native to the Americas, with many species endemic to western North America. They are densely hairy annual and perennial herbs often growing prostrate or decumbent, along the ground in patches or clumps.

Seeds of Physaria contain hydroxy fatty acids, and some species, notably P. fendleri, are being intensively studied as a source of specialized, high-quality lubricants. The genus is notable for its relatively large number of local, often endangered, and …

Physaria bellii is found along the Front Range foothills often in shale and limestone soils of the Fountain/Ingleside, Lykins, Niobrara, and Pierre formations. This species is found in association with grassland and shrubland habitats, in rocky areas and road cuts.