Clammy Ground Cherry
Scientific Name:Physalis heterophylla


NOTES: Poisonous leaves and unripe fruit contain significant amounts of solanum.

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Clammy Ground Cherry
Genus species: Physalis heterophylla
Common Name: Clammy Ground Cherry
Family Name: Solanaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, or woody vines; leaves alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a capsule or berry.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Yellow
CNC Habitat: Nature Playscape
Polinator Garden
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
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