Physaria tenella is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names Moapa bladderpod and slender bladderpod. It is native to western North America from Utah to Sonora, where it grows mainly in desert habitat. This is an annual herb producing several hairy multibranched erect to spreading stems sometimes exceeding half a meter long. The basal leaves are up to 6.5 centimeters long and sometimes toothed, and there are smaller leaves higher on the stem. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers at the tip of the stem. The mustardlike flower has four orange to bright yellow petals each up to a centimeter long. The fruit is a plump, hairy, rounded capsule containing flat orange seeds.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Physaria |
| Species: | P. tenella
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| Physaria tenella (A.Nelson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
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External links
edit- Calflora Database: Physaria tenella (Little bladderpod, Moapa bladderpod)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Physaria tenella
- USDA Plants Profile for Lesquerella tenella (Moapa bladderpod) — aka Physaria tenella.
- "Physaria tenella". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Lesquerella tenella (Moapa bladderpod) — aka Physaria tenella.
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