Characteristics
Dicots
Paysonia lescurii (A. Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Lesqurs Bladderpod
forb
3
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Native
Anther Type
Basifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Yellow
Carpel Number/Pistil
2
Duration
Annual
Fruit Dehiscence
Yes
Fruit Type
Capsule; silicle
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaflet Margins
dentate; lobed; lyrate
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Xeric; Mesic
Ovary Position
Superior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
4
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Parietal
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Capparales
Paysonia lescurii (A. Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz - Lesqurs Bladderpod
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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