Physalis hispida
(Waterf.) Cronquist
SolanaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw, cooked, and in sauces.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Names & Synonyms
Physalis longifolia var. hispida (Waterf.) Steyerm.
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 650
