NameThatPlant.net: Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata FAMILY Solanaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Physalis 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.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata FAMILY Solanaceae

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

Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata

INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)

Physalis longifolia

INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)

Physalis subglabrata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-03-003b:

Physalis virginiana var. subglabrata FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Physalis subglabrata

COMMON NAME:
Longleaf Ground-cherry

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image of Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata, Longleaf Ground-cherry

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phsu8_001_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata FAMILY Solanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata

INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Physalis longifolia

INCLUDING Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Physalis subglabrata

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Physalis subglabrata

3339

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Open woodlands, gardens and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed campanulate to subrotate corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary

Flowers solitary in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry

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