Low Bladderpod
Lesquerella densiflora (Gray) S. Wats.
Family :Brassicaceae
Longevity :Annual
Origin :Native
Season :Cool
Denseflower Bladderpod normally grows 2-5″ in height, but has been known to grow up to 12″ tall. The basal leaves are long petiolate and deeply lobed. The yellow flowers are densely crowded at the ends of the stems and are 1/4 -1/2″ in diameter. Directly below the flowers are the spherical fruits, on 1/2″ pedicels. Denseflower Bladderpod creates a low carpet of golden-yellow flowers along roadsides in the Spring and blooms from March to May.
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