Physalis angulata L.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA Phvsalis angulata L.
var. pendula (Rydb.) Waterfall Solanaceae Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
ALEXANDER COUNTY 37° 19’ 18.3” N. Lat.
89° 25’ 50.9” W. Long. T. 14S, R. 3W, SE1/4,
SW1/4, SW1/4, Sect. 3 Illinois Route 3 (FAP 312), McClure, southeast side, periodically ponded area, sometimes cropped, north of the east-west Devil’s Island Road (508E), just north of town line. Opposite abandoned bam. McClure 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle. Elevation about 340 feet. Disturbed wet silty sand; alluvial deposits.
Degraded floodplain marsh, herbicided and tilled, with Polygonum spp., Ammannia coccinea,
Echinodorus berteroi, Cyperus spp., Bergia texana, Rumex spp. Flowers white, pendulous; fruits green, pendulous, 10-sided; stem base purplish, angled; occasional local annual herb. Marsh - floodplain forest margin.
Steven R. Hill 34233	28 August 2001
Jason A. Koontz