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Krapovickasia physaloides

krapovickasia
Stems

with simple hairs 1–1.5 mm and smaller, stellate hairs.
Leaves

stipules 4–5 mm;

petiole 1/4–1/2 as long as blade;

blade discolorous, 2.5–4.5 cm, apex obtuse or subacute.
Pedicels

slender, 0.5–1.5 cm.
Flowers

calyx 7–8(–12) mm;

petals subequal to calyx;

staminal column glabrous, anthers 10.
Schizocarps

blackish;

mericarps blackish, 2.5–3 mm, relatively fragile and unornamented.
2n

= 16.

Krapovickasia physaloides
Phenology Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat Oak woodlands, grassy sites
Elevation 100 m (300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
TX; Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas) [Introduced in North America]
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Krapovickasia physaloides is known in the flora area from Karnes and San Saba counties, where it is currently thought to have been introduced.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 6, p. 275.
Parent taxa Malvaceae > subfam. Malvoideae > Krapovickasia
Synonyms Sida physaloides, S. standleyi
Name authority (C. Presl) Fryxell: Brittonia 30: 457. (1978)
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