OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Dune Ground-cherry, Sand Ground-cherry, Walter's Ground-cherry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Physalis walteri   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Physalis walteri   FAMILY: Solanaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis viscosa ssp. maritima 165-03-001   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Dunes of sea-beaches, openings in maritime forests, longleaf pine sandhills (southward), and rarely inland as a waif in disturbed areas

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Clammy Ground-cherry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Physalis heterophylla   FAMILY: Solanaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis heterophylla 165-03-002   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas, prairies, stream valleys, dry rocky woodlands, hammocks

Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains & Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Sandhills Ground-cherry, Sword Ground-cherry

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Physalis lanceolata   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Physalis lanceolata   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis lanceolata 165-03-002x   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills

Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Virginia Ground-cherry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Physalis virginiana   FAMILY: Solanaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Physalis virginiana var. virginiana   FAMILY: Solanaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis virginiana var. virginiana 165-03-003a   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Woodlands, glades, barrens, and disturbed areas

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Longleaf Ground-cherry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis virginiana var. subglabrata 165-03-003b   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Open woodlands, gardens and disturbed areas

Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Smooth Ground-cherry, Cutleaf Ground-cherry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Physalis angulata   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Physalis angulata   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis angulata 165-03-004   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, disturbed areas, open woodlands, agricultural fields

Common in Coastal Plain & Carolina Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Downy Ground-cherry, Husk-tomato

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Physalis pubescens   FAMILY: Solanaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Physalis pubescens var. pubescens   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis pubescens var. pubescens 165-03-005a   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Gray Ground-cherry, Strawberry-tomato, Dwarf Cape-gooseberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Physalis grisea   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Physalis grisea   FAMILY: Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Physalis pubescens var. grisea 165-03-005b   FAMILY: Solanaceae

 

Habitat: Wooded slopes, disturbed areas

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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