Lesquerella


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Noun1.Lesquerella - genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
bladderpod - any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
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Bladderpod oil is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of Lesquerella fendleri and other species of genus Lesquerella.
Soybeans were later added to the list, followed most recently by lesquerella, meadowfoam, pennycress, and other novel oilseed crops.
MRE [Sacred-Bamboo] Bignoniaceae Campsis radicans (L.) Seem, ex Bureau MRE [Common Trumpet-creeper] Brassicaceae Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl MRE [Flixweed Tansy-Mustard] Lesquerella gracilis (Hook.) S.
Hydrotime analysis of Lesquerella fendleri seed germination responses to priming treatments.
We recorded 38 plant species exclusively in areas with livestock, including some opportunistic nonpalatable weeds such as twinleaf senna (Senna bauhinioides) and Fendler's bladderpod (Lesquerella fendleri), and some invasive shrubs including tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) and white thorn acacia (Acacia constricta).The inventory quality assessment through the Chao 1 and Jacknife 1 estimators showed that the 66 species registered in microphyllous scrub represent 80.8-88.4% of the total richness for this plant community.
Multipopulation study of the desert mustard Lesquerella fendleri (Brassicaceae).
The demographic role of soil seed banks I: Spatial and temporal comparisons of below and above-ground populations of the desert mustard Lesquerella fendleri.
Only three rare species were found in the state forest: Astragalus distortus and Lesquerella ludoviciana are listed as state endangered while Cyperus grayoides is listed as threatened in Illinois.
Growth and yield characteristics of Lesquerella fendleri as function of plant density.