PLANTS Profile for Physalis pubescens var. pubescens (husk tomato)

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PLANTS Profile

Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens
husk tomato

Symbol:

PHPUP4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N
CAN		I

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Line Drawing of Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

Physalis barbadensis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 157. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

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Synonyms:
Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

	PHBA6	Physalis barbadensis Jacq.
	PHFL7	Physalis floridana Rydb.

Distribution:
Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis, 2 varieties in Physalis pubescens L.

Classification:
Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

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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 pubescens L. – husk tomato
Variety	Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens – husk tomato

Introduced Information:
Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

Physalis pubescens:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU-

UPL

FAC

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529635.

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

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 12:02 PM CDT