Physalis walteri Nutt.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Physalis walteri Nutt.

  • Description

    Species Description - Spreading or prostrate, rhizomatous perennial to 4 dm; pubescence of the upper parts, including the pedicels, cal and both sides of the lvs, cinereous, composed of minute, stellate or branching hairs; lvs ovate to elliptic, 3–10 cm, commonly obtuse, entire, rounded to obtuse or abruptly short-cuneate at base; petioles wingless; cal-lobes deltoid, little longer than wide; cor 11–17 mm; anthers 2–3 mm, equaling or shorter than the filaments; fruiting cal ovoid, 2–3 cm; 2n=24. Sandy soil along the coast, from se. Va. to the Gulf of Mexico. May, June. (P. viscosa var. maritima)