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*Physalis philadelphica Lamarck. Common name: Tomatillo. Phenology: Jun-Sep (-May); Jul-Oct (-Jun). Habitat: Naturalized after cultivation. Distribution: Native of Mexico and Central America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: See Kartesz & Gandhi (1994) for a discussion of this group. It is the large-flowered plant (and therefore P. philadelphica in the narrow sense) that is weakly naturalized after cultivation in our area.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FNA14, Il, Mi, Mo3, NY, Pa, Tx, Sullivan (2004); = n/a — RAB; < Physalis ixocarpa Brot. ex Hornem. — F, G, Tat, misapplied; > Physalis philadelphica Lam. var. immaculata Waterf. — K4, NE. Basionym: Physalis philadelphica Lam. 1786

Links to other floras: = Physalis philadelphica - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: UPL
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image of plant© Milo Pyne | Original Image ⭷
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