Paysonia lyrata

Paysonia lyrata is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name lyreleaf bladderpod. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States, where it is known from only three occurrences. It is federally listed as a threatened species. This is an annual herb growing mostly erect to a height of 10 to 30 centimeters. The hairy leaves are up to 7 centimeters in length, the lowest ones largest and sometimes lyrate (lyre-shaped). The flowers have bright yellow petals 5 to 7 millimeters in length. There is one occurrence in each of three Alabama counties, Colbert, Franklin, and Lawrence Counties. The largest population is in Lawrence County, where thousands of plants grow in a Nature Conservancy preserve. The plant grows in open cedar glades and other open habitat, such as pastures, often with red-colored and limestone-derived soils. The cedar glade is an endangered habitat type that now exists as remnants within stretches of degraded or improperly managed ter......read more on Wikipedia.