Aphanes australis

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Aphanes
Species:	Aphanes australis Rydb.
Common Name	Slender Parsley Piert
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: pinnipalmate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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 - Species Present

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
Aphanes inexspectata	Aphanes inexspectata W. Lippert

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: Christian (KY), Simpson (KY), Carter (TN), Hardeman (TN), Henderson (TN), Hickman (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2016 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0093468	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Aphanes australis
APSC0107700	Henderson	Tennessee			APSC Aphanes australis
ETSU006350	Carter	Tennessee	11 Apr 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Aphanes australis
ETSU024922	Washington	Tennessee	23 Mar 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Aphanes australis
APSC0072142	Christian	Kentucky	08 Apr 2017	Mason Brock	APSC Aphanes australis
APSC0085465	Simpson	Kentucky	14 Apr 2017	Mason Brock	APSC Aphanes australis
APSC0085439	Hardeman	Tennessee			APSC Aphanes australis
APSC0083901	Hickman	Tennessee			APSC Aphanes australis

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Aphanes australis

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