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Physaria pallida

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This plant was discovered in the 1830s but not seen again until its rediscovery in 1981. It has never been found outside of San Augustine County, Texas. There are six populations. The plant grows on openings in oak, hickory, and pine woods. It is limited to a part of the
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growing mostly erect to a height of 30 to 60 centimeters. The leaves may be any of a variety of shapes and have smooth, toothed, or lobed edges. The longest near the base of the plant can reach 10 centimeters in length. The
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This plant is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat, which has largely been converted to agricultural and pasture use, or degraded during
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of brush and woody vegetation into the clearings on which it depends also threatens the plant. It does not tolerate competition with other plants.
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of flowers with oval white petals that narrow near the yellowish bases and measure just over a centimeter long. The fruit is a spherical
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or fire. Most of the populations occur on private property, so conservation will depend on the cooperation of landowners.
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activities include the removal of brush and vegetation buildup by mechanical means or with
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operations, the product of which is used for road surfacing. The
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contains carbonates above a layer of water-impermeable
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It is federally listed as an 547:Center for Plant Conservation. 1: 929:San Augustine County, Texas 314:which is variable in size. 960: 463:Texas Parks & Wildlife 16:Species of flowering plant 944:Taxa named by John Torrey 370:Petalostemum pulcherrimum 266:known by the common name 235: 228: 220: 211: 206:) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz 188: 181: 61:Scientific classification 59: 39: 30: 23: 561:USDA Plants Profile for 352:Calylophus drummondianus 481:Flora of North America. 443:The Nature Conservancy. 258:) is a rare species of 939:Taxa named by Asa Gray 924:Endemic flora of Texas 780:Vesicaria grandiflora 408:ecological succession 376:Heliotropium tenellum 47:Critically Imperiled 412:Habitat conservation 382:Eleocharis compressa 364:Paronychia virginica 280:San Augustine County 543:Lesquerella pallida 523:Lesquerella pallida 501:(White Bladderpod). 499:Lesquerella pallida 439:Lesquerella pallida 388:Cuphea viscosissima 256:Lesquerella pallida 238:Lesquerella pallida 33:Conservation status 337:geologic formation 329:Gulf Coastal Plain 284:endangered species 901: 900: 711:Open Tree of Life 575:Taxon identifiers 358:Liatris mucronata 244: 243: 54: 951: 894: 893: 881: 880: 868: 867: 855: 854: 842: 841: 829: 828: 816: 815: 803: 802: 801: 783: 771: 770: 758: 757: 745: 744: 732: 731: 719: 718: 706: 705: 693: 692: 680: 679: 667: 666: 654: 653: 641: 640: 628: 627: 615: 614: 602: 601: 600: 583:Physaria pallida 570: 563:Physaria pallida 548: 539: 528: 518: 507: 504:Federal Register 493: 482: 477:Physaria pallida 473: 464: 459:Physaria pallida 455: 444: 435: 346:Sedum pulchellum 333:Weches Formation 268:white bladderpod 248:Physaria pallida 223:Physaria pallida 216: 194: 192:Physaria pallida 69: 68: 48: 45: 44: 25:Physaria pallida 21: 959: 958: 954: 953: 952: 950: 949: 948: 904: 903: 902: 897: 889: 884: 876: 871: 863: 858: 850: 845: 837: 832: 824: 819: 811: 806: 797: 796: 791: 781: 774: 766: 761: 753: 748: 740: 735: 727: 722: 714: 709: 701: 696: 688: 683: 675: 670: 662: 657: 649: 644: 636: 631: 623: 618: 610: 605: 596: 595: 590: 577: 557: 552: 551: 540: 531: 519: 510: 506:March 11, 1987. 494: 485: 474: 467: 456: 447: 436: 429: 424: 397: 320: 292: 260:flowering plant 207: 196: 190: 177: 174:P. pallida 63: 55: 46: 42: 35: 17: 12: 11: 5: 957: 955: 947: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 906: 905: 899: 898: 896: 895: 891:wfo-0001242030 882: 869: 856: 843: 830: 817: 804: 788: 786: 776: 775: 773: 772: 768:wfo-0001266277 759: 746: 733: 720: 707: 694: 681: 668: 655: 642: 629: 616: 603: 587: 585: 579: 578: 573: 567: 566: 556: 555:External links 553: 550: 549: 529: 525:Recovery Plan. 508: 483: 465: 445: 426: 425: 423: 420: 396: 393: 327:region on the 319: 316: 291: 288: 264:mustard family 242: 241: 233: 232: 226: 225: 218: 217: 209: 208: 197: 186: 185: 179: 178: 171: 169: 165: 164: 157: 153: 152: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 132: 127: 120: 119: 114: 107: 106: 101: 94: 93: 88: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 57: 56: 40: 37: 36: 31: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 956: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 912: 911: 909: 892: 887: 883: 879: 874: 870: 866: 861: 857: 853: 848: 844: 840: 835: 831: 827: 822: 818: 814: 809: 805: 800: 794: 790: 789: 787: 785: 777: 769: 764: 760: 756: 751: 747: 743: 738: 734: 730: 725: 721: 717: 712: 708: 704: 699: 695: 691: 686: 682: 678: 673: 669: 665: 660: 656: 652: 647: 643: 639: 634: 630: 626: 621: 617: 613: 608: 604: 599: 593: 589: 588: 586: 584: 580: 576: 571: 565: 564: 559: 558: 554: 546: 544: 538: 536: 534: 530: 527:October 1992. 526: 524: 517: 515: 513: 509: 505: 502: 500: 492: 490: 488: 484: 480: 478: 472: 470: 466: 462: 460: 454: 452: 450: 446: 442: 440: 434: 432: 428: 421: 419: 417: 413: 409: 405: 404:gravel mining 402: 394: 392: 390: 389: 384: 383: 378: 377: 372: 371: 366: 365: 360: 359: 354: 353: 348: 347: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 317: 315: 313: 309: 305: 304:inflorescence 300: 297: 289: 287: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 254: 250: 249: 240: 239: 234: 231: 227: 224: 219: 215: 210: 205: 201: 195: 193: 187: 184: 183:Binomial name 180: 176: 175: 170: 167: 166: 163: 162: 158: 155: 154: 151: 148: 145: 144: 141: 138: 135: 134: 131: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 115: 112: 109: 108: 105: 102: 99: 96: 95: 92: 91:Tracheophytes 89: 86: 83: 82: 79: 76: 73: 72: 67: 62: 58: 52: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 779: 729:tro-50221352 582: 562: 542: 522: 503: 498: 476: 458: 438: 398: 395:Conservation 386: 380: 374: 368: 362: 356: 350: 344: 321: 293: 267: 255: 247: 246: 245: 237: 236: 222: 191: 189: 173: 172: 160: 150:Brassicaceae 123: 110: 97: 84: 24: 18: 659:iNaturalist 325:Piney Woods 294:This is an 290:Description 140:Brassicales 104:Angiosperms 51:NatureServe 908:Categories 724:Plant List 677:20008593-1 422:References 416:herbicides 401:glauconite 341:glauconite 799:Q38550034 625:250094922 598:Q15547079 221:Range of 168:Species: 74:Kingdom: 919:Physaria 878:50116640 873:Tropicos 839:264798-2 793:Wikidata 755:50221352 750:Tropicos 592:Wikidata 270:. It is 230:Synonyms 161:Physaria 146:Family: 117:Eudicots 813:5375866 784:pallida 716:3932791 703:1825814 638:3049191 520:USFWS. 495:USFWS. 335:. This 318:Habitat 312:silique 272:endemic 262:in the 156:Genus: 136:Order: 78:Plantae 49: ( 852:541639 826:319882 690:823188 664:343210 651:462197 385:, and 308:raceme 296:annual 204:A.Gray 202:& 130:Rosids 612:4HG4H 306:is a 276:Texas 200:Torr. 124:Clade 111:Clade 98:Clade 85:Clade 860:POWO 847:ITIS 834:IPNI 821:GRIN 808:GBIF 782:var. 737:POWO 698:NCBI 685:ITIS 672:IPNI 646:GRIN 633:GBIF 299:herb 253:syn. 886:WFO 763:WFO 620:FNA 607:CoL 274:to 910:: 888:: 875:: 862:: 849:: 836:: 823:: 810:: 795:: 765:: 752:: 739:: 726:: 713:: 700:: 687:: 674:: 661:: 648:: 635:: 622:: 609:: 594:: 532:^ 511:^ 486:^ 468:^ 448:^ 430:^ 391:. 379:, 373:, 367:, 361:, 355:, 349:, 286:. 126:: 113:: 100:: 87:: 545:. 479:. 461:. 441:. 251:( 198:( 53:)

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Conservation status
NatureServe
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Brassicales
Brassicaceae
Physaria
Binomial name
Torr.
A.Gray

Synonyms
syn.
flowering plant
mustard family
endemic
Texas
San Augustine County
endangered species
annual
herb
inflorescence
raceme
silique
Piney Woods

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