Physalis Longifolia maps

The maps on this page show the range of North American Physalis species and their cultural use. Click on the link for each map for a larger image.


 

map of the U.S. divided into counties, with yellow and light green counties generally being in the midwest, and green counties being on the far west and eat sides of the country.

 

Map 1. Distribution of Physalis longifolia

 

Map 1, from the Biota of North America Program (BONAP), shows the distribution of Physalis longifolia. Yellow counties are where specific locations of Physalis longifolia are known accurately to within a few meters. Light green counties are where plants are known to occur in the county. Green locations are where the plants are known for the state or provinces.

 


map of the united states, where every state is green, along with a few areas of canada and all of mexico. The map has red stars and numbers in states like arizona, texas, new mexico, colorado, oklahoma, iowa, south dekota, kentucky, one in canada and two in mexico.

 

Map 2. Sites of documented use of Physalis species

 

Map 2, from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, shows sites of documented use of Physalis species in North America. The range of all Physalis species is in green. Tribes who used these species for food or medicine are listed and numbered; archeological sites where Physalis seeds have been found are indicated with stars. These sites and areas are referenced in a forthcoming paper on the Native American ethnobotany (cultural use) of Physalis longifolia and related species.

 


 

Map of the U.S. with red dots in most of the midwestern states, with specific high-density clusters in kansas, missouri, east wyoming and east colorado.

 

Map 3. Physalis longifolia museum collections

 

Map 3 shows locations where Physalis longifolia voucher specimens are located in herbaria and botanical museums.