Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Physaria [2606]

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genus_en: Bladderpod

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Family: Brassicaceae

family_ja: アブラナ

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description_en: Genus of 14 species of rosette-forming, often short-lived perennials occurring mainly in the mountains of W. North America, usually in rocky sites and open screes. They are cultivated for their unusual, bladder-like seed pods and their attractive symmetrical rosettes of obovate to lance-shaped, mid-green, often silver-hairy leaves. Raceme-like clusters of4-petalled, cross-shaped yellow flowers are borne in summer, followed by the inflated seed pods. Grow in a scree bed or alpine house; they are intolerant of excessive winter wet.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe.

pests_en: Prone to damage by slugs and snails. May be Infested with aphids and red spider mites under glass.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:42

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SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
APG4 Brassicaceae アブラナ科 Show
PB2 Brassicaceae アブラナ科 Show
PB3 Brassicaceae アブラナ科 Show

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