Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
FAMILY
Solanaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Physalis at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The most recognizable traits of these nightshade relatives are the spotted, solitary, bell-shaped yellow flowers and the inflated, papery husk surrounding the ripe berry. Learn more from the University of Kentucky herbarium's website.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Physalis longifolia
INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Physalis subglabrata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003b:
Physalis virginiana var. subglabrata FAMILY Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis subglabrata
COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Ground-cherry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phsu8_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata
INCLUDING
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Physalis longifolia
INCLUDING
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Physalis subglabrata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003b:
Physalis virginiana var. subglabrata
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis subglabrata
3339
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Open woodlands, gardens and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed campanulate to subrotate corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p197
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p234
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p150
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