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Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana
Virginia groundcherry

       
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Images:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana

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Synonyms:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana

  PHIN18 Physalis intermedia Rydb.
  PHLA20 Physalis lanceolata auct. non Michx. p.p.
  PHMO8 Physalis monticola C. Mohr
 

Distribution:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana

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Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana

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

Classification:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana

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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. virginiana – Virginia groundcherry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana

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. virginiana

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. virginiana

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529641.

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

 
 
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