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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Physalis heterophylla
FAMILY
Solanaceae
GREATER THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 165-03-002:
Physalis heterophylla
FAMILY
Solanaceae
COMMON NAME:
Clammy Ground-cherry
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_heterophylla_0072
July Iredell County NC
Flowers axillary, solitary, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_heterophylla_0074
July Iredell County NC
Invested w short hairs. Lvs ovate, rounded at base, w irregular large teeth, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_heterophylla_1
July Iredell County NC
Broadly bell-shaped flowers, usually w brown or purplish blotches in throat, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_heterophylla_1b
July Iredell County NC
Pubescence viscid, glandular trichomes usually mixed with short and long hairs, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4277
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4279
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
The calyx enlarges to become a parchmentlike husk enclosing the fruit, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4280
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4281
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
The berry is about 10mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4283
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4285
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve