Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Physaria saximontana var saximontana
- Similar Species: P. didymocarpa has 3 or more funiculi on each face of the partition and longer leaves. P. acutifolia has a linear partition and fruits equally lobed above and below.
- Flowering/Fruiting Period: May-June/June-August. Mature fruits required for positive identification.
- Distribution: Endemic to the Wind River and Bighorn basins of C Wyoming (Fremont and Hot Springs Cos.).
- Habitat: Sparsely-vegetated rocky slopes of limestone, sandstone, or clay. Elev. 5600-8300 ft.
- References: Dorn 1992 b: Fertile 1992 e: Jones 1989 b: Rollins 1984, 1993.
