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Solanaceae
Physalis

not marked as a favorite taxon Physalis Linnaeus. Common name: Ground-cherry.

Contributed by Milo Pyne

Key to Physalis

A genus of about 90 species, herbs (rarely shrubs), of the Americas. Many of the species of Physalis in our area occur primarily in disturbed habitats; their pre-Columbian ranges are unclear and they may have been introduced to e. North America by native Americans. Of the species treated here, only a few are definitely introduced.

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References: Barboza et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Martínez (1998); Mione et al. (1994); Pyne (2018); Pyne et al. (2019); Pyne, Orzell, & Bridges (2019); Sullivan (1985); Sullivan (2004); Sullivan (2013); Sullivan (2023b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Turner & Martínez (2011); Ward (2008a); Waterfall (1958); Waterfall (1967); Whitson (2011); Whitson & Manos (2005). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Physalis© Alan M. Cressler | Physalis virginiana
image #2 of Physalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Physalis walteri | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Physalis© Gary P. Fleming | Physalis heterophylla | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Physalis© Gary P. Fleming | Physalis walteri | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Physalis© Gary P. Fleming | Physalis pubescens | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Physalis© Richard & Teresa Ware | Physalis angulata CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #7 of Physalis© Aidan Campos | Physalis angulata source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Physalis© Nathan Aaron | Physalis pumila var. pumila | Original Image ⭷

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