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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
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''P. walteri'' has been observed to be growing naturally at beach dunes; longleaf pine flatwoods; turkey oak/longleaf pine sandridge;sandy banks bordering salt marshes; sand of shaded pine plantation; ''Serenoa'' scrub behind 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).  
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''P. walteri'' has been observed to be growing naturally at beach dunes; longleaf pine flatwoods; a turkey oak/longleaf pine sandridge;sandy banks bordering salt marshes; sand of shaded pine plantation; ''Serenoa'' scrub behind 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).
 
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).
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
''P. walteri'' is recorded to bloom April through August (FSU Herbarium).
 
''P. walteri'' is recorded to bloom April through August (FSU Herbarium).

Revision as of 11:21, 18 September 2015

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.

Taxonomic notes

Common name: Walter's groundcherry

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. walteri has been observed to be growing naturally at beach dunes; longleaf pine flatwoods; a turkey oak/longleaf pine sandridge;sandy banks bordering salt marshes; sand of shaded pine plantation; Serenoa scrub behind 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