Physalis walteri
| Physalis walteri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Physalis |
| Species: | P. walteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalis walteri Nutt. | |
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| Natural range of Physalis walteri from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Common name: Walter's groundcherry
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
P. walteri has been observed to be growing naturally on beach dunes; longleaf pine flatwoods; a turkey oak/longleaf pine sandridge; sandy banks bordering salt marshes; a shaded pine plantation; a Serenoa scrub behind a beach sand dune ridge; longleaf pine and wiregrass upland; and slash pine flatwoods on limerock (FSU Herbarium). In human disturbed areas it has been documented to grow on plowed and vacant lots on or near the beach; roadsides near beaches; roadside ditches; in loamy soil of old fields, pastures and levees; lawns; and a clearing of a swamp forest (FSU Herbarium). Observed growing in dry loamy sand, loamy sand and calcareous soils (FSU Herbarium).
Species associated with P. walteri include Tragia smallii, Pinus palustris, Physalis arenicola, Lobelia puberula,, turkey oak, Sporobolus, Serenoa repens, Yucca, Lyonia, Lantana, Camara, Carex hyalinolepis, Melica mutica, Aristida, slash pine, and Helianthus debilis (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
P. walteri is recorded to bloom April through August (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: M Y Menzel, R W Menzel, Loran C. Anderson, James R. Burkhalter, Robert K. Godfrey, O. Lakela, William Lindsey, J. B. Nelson, R. H. Wnek, C. Jackson, Robert L. Lazor, Andre F. Clewell, Robert Kral, George R. Cooley, R. J. Eaton, Sidney McDaniel, Cecil R Slaughter, Marc Minno, James D. Ray, Jr., C. E. Wood, C. E. Smith, R. D. Houk, Ann F. Johnson, M. Davis, Richard R. Clinebell II, D. E. Etles, M. S. Etles, William Lindsey, A. H. Curtiss, D. B. Ward, D. Burch. States and Counties: Florida: Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Citrus, Collier, Dade, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Hernando, Holmes, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Orange, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla. Georgia: Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
