Species: Physalis heterophylla
Clammy Ground-cherry
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Herbaceous perennial 1.5-5 cm (6-20 in) tall, with a fleshy berry, the nodding fruit on a flowering pedicel usually over 10 mm (0.5 in) long. Alternate leaves covered by glandular hairs (Great Plains Flora Association 1986).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Physalis
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
clammy groundcherry
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Potato Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Solanales - Solanaceae - Physalis
Ecology and Life History
Herbaceous perennial 1.5-5 cm (6-20 in) tall, with a fleshy berry, the nodding fruit on a flowering pedicel usually over 10 mm (0.5 in) long. Alternate leaves covered by glandular hairs (Great Plains Flora Association 1986).
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-06-18
Global Status Last Changed
1984-06-18
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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