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Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla
clammy groundcherry

       
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Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

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Synonyms:
Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

  PHAM11 Physalis ambigua (A. Gray) Britton
  PHHEA Physalis heterophylla Nees var. ambigua (A. Gray) Rydb.
  PHHEC3 Physalis heterophylla Nees var. clavipes Fernald
  PHHEN Physalis heterophylla Nees var. nyctaginea (Dunal) Rydb.
  PHHEV2 Physalis heterophylla Nees var. villosa Waterf.
  PHNY Physalis nyctaginea Dunal
  PHSI3 Physalis sinuata Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis, 2 varieties in Physalis heterophylla Nees
 

Classification:
Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus Physalis L. – groundcherry
Species Physalis heterophylla Nees – clammy groundcherry
Variety Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla – clammy groundcherry
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

Physalis heterophylla
clammy groundcherry

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Physalis heterophylla Nees var. heterophylla

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531099.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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