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Physaria gracilis subsp. gracilis
Photo is of parent taxon
Stems

to 7 dm;

bud clusters erect to drooping.
Cauline leaves

blade margins usually deeply dentate, rarely repand.
Fruiting pedicels

slender to stout.
Fruits

± sessile, globose or subglobose, 3–6 mm, base rounded.
2n

= 12.

Physaria gracilis subsp. gracilis
Phenology Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Prairies, pastures, grassy banks, rocky slopes, sandy loam, roadsides, old fields
Elevation 50-300 m (200-1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; IA; IL; LA; MO; MS; OK; TN; TX
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Discussion

Subspecies gracilis is adventive in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and western Tennessee.

The record from Iowa was based on Gilly & MacDonald 827, reported to be in the Parsons College herbarium, now at ISTC. The specimen has not been relocated.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 7, p. 641.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Physarieae > Physaria > Physaria gracilis
Sibling taxa
P. gracilis subsp. nuttallii
Synonyms Lesquerella polyantha, Vesicaria polyantha
Name authority unknown
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