Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 286. 1959.
WeedyEndemic
Basionym: Physalis subglabrata Mackenzie & Bush Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 12: 86. 1902
Synonyms: P. macrophysa Rydberg P. virginiana var. subglabrata (Mackenzie & Bush) Waterfall
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
Herbs glabrous or sparsely strigose, hairs simple, antrorse, to 0.5 mm. Stems erect, branching frequently at distal nodes, 1–6 dm. Leaf blades ovate to ovate-lanceolate or broadly lanceolate, 3.5–10(–13) × 2–6(–7) cm. Flowers: corolla 10–18 mm; anthers blue-tinged. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Open woods, fields, stream bottoms, roadsides, disturbed or cultivated sites.
Elevation: 10–400 m.
Distribution
Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
Plants of var. subglabrata with large fruiting calyces have been distinguished as forma macrophysa (Rydberg) Steyermark, but they appear to represent an extreme of a continuum and do not warrant taxonomic recognition.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.