Species: Physalis philadelphica
Mexican Ground-cherry
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Physalis
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Potato Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Solanales - Solanaceae - Physalis
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Plant, annual, Solanaceae, Tomatillo.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
GNR
Global Status Last Reviewed
1993-12-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Native to Mexico. Introduced to US.