Physalis lobata
Torr.
Purple Ground cherry
SolanaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Mexico, 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 herbaceous plant in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) with purple ground cherries. One of approximately 75-100 Physalis species.
Notes
There are about 75-100 Physalis species.
References (3)
- Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2:226. 1826
- MacMahon, J.A., 1990, Deserts. Audubon Society Nature Guides. Knopf. p 369 Plate 67
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 31
