Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Virginia Ground-cherry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

The most recognizable traits of these nightshade relatives are the spotted, solitary, bell-shaped yellow flowers and the inflated, papery husk surrounding the ripe berry. Learn more from the University of Kentucky herbarium's website.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana   FAMILY Solanaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Physalis virginiana var. virginiana

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003a:

Physalis virginiana var. virginiana   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Physalis virginiana

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Physalis intermedia

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Physalis monticola

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Physalis virginiana

COMMON NAME:
Virginia Ground-cherry

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JK Marlow    jkm210516_0410

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

JK Marlow    jkm210516_0412

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

JK Marlow    jkm210516_0419

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

JK Marlow    jkm210516_0477

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Roxanna Martin    rlm52111_535

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Fruiting calyx is 5-angled [vs. almost round] & has spreading hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

Roxanna Martin    rlm52111_541

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Fruiting calyx is sunken at the base and considerably longer than wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

Roxanna Martin    rlm5711_349

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Plant pubescent. Calyx 8-10mm long, its lobes lanceolate & equaling the tube, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

Roxanna Martin    rlm5711_351

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Flower bell-shaped, drooping, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

Roxanna Martin    rlm5711_354

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Ovate to lanceolate leaves tapered at both ends, with a few blunt teeth, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

Roxanna Martin    rlm5711_357

May    Spartanburg County    SC

Flower yellow with brown spots in the center and yellow anthers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

JK Marlow    jkm210619_1444

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

JK Marlow    jkm210619_1446

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis virginiana   FAMILY Solanaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana   FAMILY Solanaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003a:
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana   FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Physalis virginiana

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis intermedia

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis monticola

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis virginiana