Physaria globosa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Brassicaceae
Family (Traditional)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Physaria
Species:	Physaria globosa (Desv.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Common Name	Globe bladderpod
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; Endangered-US
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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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Vesicaria shortii	Vesicaria shortii

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: Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Montgomery (TN), Trousdale (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0091721	Franklin	Kentucky	01 Jun 1982		APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020728	Davidson	Tennessee	27 Apr 1940	Jesse M. Shaver 6561	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020721	Montgomery	Tennessee	12 Apr 1998	Edward W. Chester 13247	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0107702	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0007172	Montgomery	Tennessee	17 Apr 2010	C. Chester 15	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0083443	Franklin	Kentucky	05 May 1981	Max Medley	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020725	Davidson	Tennessee	23 Apr 1992	Edward W. Chester 12614	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0048625	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0052287	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020722	Montgomery	Tennessee	25 Apr 1969	H.R. Brock, W. Fred Lee, Richard Jensen 04262	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0040927	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0089570	Fayette	Kentucky	05 May 1979	John Macgregor	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0040148	Montgomery	Tennessee	29 Apr 2010		APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020727	Montgomery	Tennessee	07 May 1968	Wayne Chester 2029	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0053358	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020729	Cheatham	Tennessee	29 Apr 1969	Mildred B. Perry	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0091722	Franklin	Kentucky	06 May 1985		APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020723	Cheatham	Tennessee	06 Apr 1979	E.W. Chester, Floyd Scott, Lauina Lyle 3344	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0053560	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0045306	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0091723	Franklin	Kentucky	09 May 1983		APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0045291	Trousdale	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020724	Davidson	Tennessee	06 Apr 1979	E.W. Chester, Floyd Scott, Lauina Lyle 3339	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0060299	Franklin	Kentucky	16 May 1979	Max Medley	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0052285	Davidson	Tennessee	06 May 1982	R. Kral	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0020726	Montgomery	Tennessee	26 Apr 1947	Alfred & Edward Clebsch 1061	APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0096941	Trousdale	Tennessee			APSC Physaria globosa
APSC0060298	Franklin	Kentucky	18 May 1979	Max Medley	APSC Physaria globosa
TENN-V-0244327	Trousdale	Tennessee			TENN Physaria globosa

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Physaria globosa

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