Community-Based Habitat Restoration
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Upper Newport Bay Project
Why Restore Upper Newport Bay?
Guide to Plants of the Upper Newport Bay
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Upper Newport Bay Project
Why Restore Upper Newport Bay?
Guide to Plants of the Upper Newport Bay
Right Column
Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea)
| Plant: A shrub from 3 to 10 feet high, widely branched with hard, yellow wood and a characteristic disagreeable smell to the leaf and blossom. Common. |
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| Leaf: The leaves are narrow, 1/2 to 1-3/8 inch long and 1/4 as wide, with a sharp point. They are arranged in threes, alternating on each side of the stem. |
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| Flowers: The flowers are yellow and are grouped in bunches at the ends of the branches. |
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| Seeds: The seed pod is a large, prominent capsule 1 to 2 inches long, drooping on long stalks. |
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