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Spring Creek
bladderpod

I am an herbaceous plant from Central Basin
in Tennessee, United States. My name is

l Spring Creek bladderpod.
ngth: 20–4
0c m; Life cycle: annua Blast from the
past
Bio Le
The Spring Creek bladderpod is
40–41 from the group Lesquerella of the

Brassicaceae family, which has
about 3,700 members living on all

continents except Antarctica.

Mr Bladderpod
I’ve been given this funny
name because of my
fruit, which is inflated and
rounded, smooth or slightly
hairy on the outside but
densely hairy on the inside;
my stem is hairy too. My
flowers have four petals that
are white to lavender in colour
and yellow at the base, making
the flower look as if it has a
yellow centre.