Physaria gracilis subsp. gracilis

Synonyms: Lesquerella polyantha (Schlechtendal) Small Vesicaria polyantha Schlechtendal
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 641.

Stems to 7 dm; bud clusters erect to drooping. Cauline leaves: blade margins usually deeply dentate, rarely repand. Fruiting pedicels slender to stout. Fruits ± sessile, globose or subglobose, 3–6 mm, base rounded. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Prairies, pastures, grassy banks, rocky slopes, sandy loam, roadsides, old fields
Elevation: 50-300 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ill., Iowa, La., Miss., Mo., Okla., Tenn., Tex.

Discussion

Subspecies gracilis is adventive in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and western Tennessee.

The record from Iowa was based on Gilly & MacDonald 827, reported to be in the Parsons College herbarium, now at ISTC. The specimen has not been relocated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Steve L. O’Kane Jr. +
(Hooker) O’Kane & Al-Shehbaz +
Vesicaria gracilis +
Ala. +, Ill. +, Iowa +, La. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Okla. +, Tenn. +  and Tex. +
50-300 m +
Prairies, pastures, grassy banks, rocky slopes, sandy loam, roadsides, old fields +
Flowering Mar–May. +
Lesquerella polyantha +  and Vesicaria polyantha +
Physaria gracilis subsp. gracilis +
Physaria gracilis +
subspecies +