Lesquerella

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Translingual[edit]

Physaria tenella, formerly Lesquerella tenella

Etymology[edit]

New Latin, after Leo Lesquereux +‎ -ella

Proper noun[edit]

Lesquerella f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – bladderpods.

Usage notes[edit]

Recent studies have shown that Lesquerella is not distinct from Physaria. Southern North American species have been reclassified to Paysonia, on the basis of genetic and morphological features.

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