Nicandra physalodes

ClassificationDicots
FamilySolanaceae
Family (Traditional)Solanaceae
GenusNicandra
Species:Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.
Common NameApple Of Peru; Shoo Fly Plant
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Atropa physalodes Atropa physalodes L.
Physalodes peruviana Physalodes peruviana
Physalodes physalodes Physalodes physalodes (L.) Britton

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Butler (KY), Campbell (KY), Henry (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Meade (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Anderson (TN), Bradley (TN), Carter (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hancock (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Union (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1948 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100673720 Henry Kentucky 07 Jul 1962 J. L. Gentry Jr.
436
EKY
Nicandra physalodes
31973000011458 Campbell Kentucky 17 Sep 1987 King, Paul
s.n.
KNK
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191679 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191663 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191676 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0118830 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001791 Stewart Tennessee 17 Oct 1986 E W Chester
86-1286
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0118571 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001798 Marion Tennessee 27 Sep 1992 M Pyne
92-195
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001792 Lyon Kentucky 20 Jul 1965 W H Ellis
439
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001803 Montgomery Tennessee 10 Oct 1973 E W Chester
2629
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU009661 Morgan Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU009660 Morgan Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU025006 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191659 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191668 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001796 Morgan Tennessee 19 Oct 2005 D Estes, J Beck
8630
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
31234100673704 Grundy Tennessee 25 Aug 1978 Thomas S. patrick
3000
EKY
Nicandra physalodes
31234100673712 Henry Kentucky 08 Sep 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
6301
EKY
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191677 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191674 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001794 Montgomery Tennessee 16 Oct 1948 A Clebsch
289
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
ETSU008846 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Nicandra physalodes
MEM006904 Ballard Kentucky 25 Sep 1973 Raymond Athey
2599
MEM
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191670 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191675 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191662 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191660 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191658 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001793 Davidson Tennessee 01 Oct 2010 Vernon Bates
13068
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU009657 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU016385 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU009659 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
31234100673738 Butler Kentucky 10 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4481
EKY
Nicandra physalodes
31973000011459 Campbell Kentucky 24 Sep 1996 Thieret, John
59942
KNK
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191680 Union Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191672 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191671 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191665 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191667 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191657 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001795 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Sep 1967 W Chester
1913
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU025004 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191666 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191661 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191684 Henry Kentucky
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191673 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0118829 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU009658 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU016383 Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
31234100768348 Powell Kentucky 22 Aug 1979 Johnny Faulkner
239
EKY
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0118572 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU016382 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191664 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191669 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
TENN-V-0191678 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0119388 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001790 Stewart Tennessee 04 Oct 1980 E W Chester, J Stack, L D Carpenter
1010
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0001799 Montgomery Tennessee 04 Sep 1948 A Clebsch, E Clebsch
228
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
APSC0118570 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Nicandra physalodes
HTTU009662 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Nicandra physalodes
UCHT025872 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Nicandra physalodes
MEM003919 Henry Kentucky 19 Jul 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5962
MEM
Nicandra physalodes
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