Slender, spreading growth habit. Flowering stems decumbent bearing racemes of small yellow flowers. Flowers measured at 9 mm diameter. Basal leaves elliptical to oblanceolate, typical basal leaf measured at 29 mm long and 8 mm wide. Stem leaves reduced in size upwards, lower stem leaves with short petioles. Stem and leaves starry hairy. Foliage grey green in colour.
Spreading growth habit and flowers in racemes differentiate this plant from our other native Bladderpod - Lesquerella alpina.
Common. Habitat is dry hillsides, and prairie.
The larger plant in above photos was 8.5 cm tall and 22 cm wide. Width is listed in Budd's Flora from 5 to 30 cm.
Above photos taken May 7th, Buffalo Grass Eco Reserve, 200 km south east of our home in Regina, SK.