Alyssum globosumAlyssum shortiiLesquerella globosaVesicaria globosa Physaria globosa is a rare flowering plant in the mustard family commonly known as globe bladderpod, Short's bladderpod, and Lesquereux's mustard.

Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule protecting it under the Endangered Species Act.

[3][4] Physaria globosa is a small plant covered with dense hairs giving it a grayish appearance.

Its preferred habitat is dry limestone cliffs, barrens, cedar glades, steep wooded slopes, and talus areas.

Threats include forms of habitat degradation and destruction, including road construction and grading, mowing, dumping, herbicides, alteration of waterways, livestock damage, and invasive species of plants such as Japanese honeysuckle, garlic mustard, alsike clover, sweet clover, meadow fescue, and multiflora rose.