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Clammy Groundcherry (Physalis heterophylla)

  • Clammy Groundcherry (Physalis Heterophylla) https://www.sagebud.com/clammy-groundcherry-physalis-heterophylla
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  • Clammy Groundcherry (Physalis Heterophylla) https://www.sagebud.com/clammy-groundcherry-physalis-heterophylla
    Credit: Matthieu Godbout | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Clammy Groundcherry (Physalis Heterophylla) https://www.sagebud.com/clammy-groundcherry-physalis-heterophylla
    Credit: Matthieu Godbout | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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Physalis Heterophylla, or more commonly know as Clammy Groundcherry, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Physalis. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Physalis Heterophylla or Clammy Groundcherry's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Physalis
  • Family: Solanaceae
  • Order: Solanales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: KY NE&GP SWSS





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