Physalis pubescens L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Solanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Annual to 6 dm, widely branched from near the base, villous or viscid-villous; lvs ovate, 3–10 cm; pedicels 5–10 at anthesis, 5–20 mm in fr; cor 6–10 mm, yellow with a dark center; cal-lobes narrow, 2–4 mm; anthers 1.5–2 mm; fruiting cal 2–4 cm, 5-angled; 2n=24. Moist soil; pantropical, n. to Mass., Ont., and Wis. May–Sept. Three vars. in our range.
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Common Names
downy ground-cherry