PLANTS Profile for Physalis virginiana var. polyphylla (Virginia groundcherry)

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PLANTS Profile

Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.
Virginia groundcherry

Symbol:

PHVIP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.

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Distribution:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.


View Native Status

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USA (CO, NM)

Related Taxa:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis, 4 varieties in Physalis virginiana Mill.

Classification:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.

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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 virginiana Mill. – Virginia groundcherry
Variety	Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf. – Virginia groundcherry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Physalis virginiana
Virginia ground-cherry		Endangered
Ohio:
Physalis virginiana
Virginia ground-cherry		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Physalis virginiana
Virginia ground-cherry		Endangered

U.S. Weed Information:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.

Physalis virginiana
Virginia groundcherry
lanceleaf groundcherry

The related entities 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.

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.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

More Accounts and Images:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529639.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:42 PM CDT