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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis walteri   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Physalis walteri

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-001:

Physalis viscosa ssp. maritima   FAMILY Solanaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Physalis maritima

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Physalis viscosa

COMMON NAME:
Dune Ground-cherry, Sand Ground-cherry, Walter's Ground-cherry

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July    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

Leaves entire, ovate to elliptic or rarely obovate, both surfaces tomentose, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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July    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

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July    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

Corolla may or may not have dark spots in the base of the tube. Anthers yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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July    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

Berry enclosed in a paperlike sac derived from the expanded, united sepals, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995).

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July    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

Calyx 8-10mm long, lobes triangular, half as long as the tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis walteri   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis walteri   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Physalis walteri

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-001:
Physalis viscosa ssp. maritima   FAMILY Solanaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Physalis maritima

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis viscosa