Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Physaria acutifolia
Family
Brassicacea
CommonName
sharpleaf twinpod
Presence
Yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1994
LatestDate
2024
Ecosystem
foothill, montane
Geobotanical
Garitas, NCristos
Counties
Mineral, Saguache
Passes
North
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
Physaria acutifolia is an uncommon Physaria in the Watershed, with only five records. Three come from between Creede and Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral Co), one from below Valley View Hot Springs in the northern Cristos (Saguache Co), and one from North Cochetopa pass (Saguache Co—see iNaturalist observation #227014830, 3 July 2024). The last is not a definitive identification. The USA distribution of the species covers the Southern and Central Rockies and the Intermountain region. It follows the Rio Grande drainage only as far as Rio Arriba Co, New Mexico. Note that P. acutifolia and P. floribunda, both double bladderpods, can be easily confused, and that they are sympatric around the Creede area in Mineral Co. For more photographs and comment, click "yes" in the Annotation field below.