Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Downy Ground-cherry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The most recognizable traits of these nightshade relatives are the spotted, solitary, bell-shaped yellow flowers and the inflated, papery husk surrounding the ripe berry. Learn more from the University of Kentucky herbarium's website.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Physalis pubescens
FAMILY
Solanaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis pubescens var. pubescens
FAMILY
Solanaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-005a:
Physalis pubescens var. pubescens
FAMILY
Solanaceae
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Physalis barbadensis var. barbadensis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Physalis barbadensis
COMMON NAME:
Downy Ground-cherry, Husk-tomato
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phba6_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phpr7_001_lvd