Physaria intermedia is a rare species of bladder pod in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae.
Range 1500–2100 m; endemic to northeast-northcentral New Mexico.
Habitat
Ecology Physaria intermedia is an example of the adaptation of Physaria species to dry or alpine habitats.
Taxonomy DNA analysis and resulting phylogenetic trees indicate that historical classifications were in error. The closely related Physaria fallax (nom nudum) represents disjunct populations of Physaria in southwest New Mexico, Arizona and southern Utah.
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