Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Lesquerella paysonii
- Similar Species: L. carinata has strongly flattened fruit with keeled margins and faces. L. fremontii has recurved fruit stalks and smaller flowers and styles. Other Lesquerella spp., in Wyoming, have inflated fruits.
- Flowering/Fruiting Period: May-August.
- Distribution: Endemic to E Idaho, W Montana, and W Wyoming (Lincoln, Sublette, and Teton Cos.).
- Habitat: Rocky, sparsely-vegetated slopes, often on calcareous substrates. Elev. 6000- 10,300 ft.
- References: Fertig 1992 a, b; Hartman and Nelson 1993 a; Marriott 1990; Rollins 1993; Rollins and Shaw 1973.
