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Physalis cordata

Physalis cordata Mill.

Heart-leaf Ground-cherry, Heartleaf Ground Cherry, Heartleaf Groundcherry

Solanaceae (Potato family)

Synonym(s): Physalis barbadensis var. glabra, Physalis barbadensis var. obscura, Physalis pubescens var. glabra

USDA Symbol: PHCO22

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Brown
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Yellow, with dark spots in throat.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CA , FL , GA , LA , MO , MS , NC , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX
Native Habitat: Disturbed sites.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Physalis cordata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Physalis cordata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Physalis cordata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-10
Research By: CBR

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