Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis virginiana
FAMILY
Solanaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Virginia Ground-cherry 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.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Solanaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003a:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana FAMILY Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Physalis virginiana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis intermedia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis monticola
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis virginiana
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Ground-cherry
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0410
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0412
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0419
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0477
May Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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Roxanna Martin rlm52111_535
May Spartanburg County SC
Fruiting calyx is 5-angled [vs. almost round] & has spreading hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Roxanna Martin rlm52111_541
May Spartanburg County SC
Fruiting calyx is sunken at the base and considerably longer than wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_349
May Spartanburg County SC
Plant pubescent. Calyx 8-10mm long, its lobes lanceolate & equaling the tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_351
May Spartanburg County SC
Flower bell-shaped, drooping, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_354
May Spartanburg County SC
Ovate to lanceolate leaves tapered at both ends, with a few blunt teeth, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Roxanna Martin rlm5711_357
May Spartanburg County SC
Flower yellow with brown spots in the center and yellow anthers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm210619_1444
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm210619_1446
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis virginiana
FAMILY
Solanaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Solanaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003a:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Physalis virginiana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis intermedia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis monticola
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis virginiana
1075
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: woodlands, glades, barrens, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p204
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p336
- 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
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p069
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