Pan India Bouquets

Physalis heterophylla Nees

Family : Solanaceae
(Nightshade Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Solanaceae
Synonym(s) : Physalis ambigua (A.Gray) Britton; Physalis heterophylla var. ambigua (A.Gray) Rydb.; Physalis heterophylla var. clavipes Fernald; Physalis heterophylla var. nyctaginea (Dunal) Rydb.; Physalis heterophylla var. umbrosa Rydb.; Physalis heterophylla var. villosa Waterf.; Physalis nyctaginea Dunal; Physalis sinuata Rydb.; Physalis virginiana var. ambigua A.Gray; Physalis viscosa var. nyctaginea (Dunal) Alph.Wood
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Physalis heterophylla Nees
Common name : Clammy groundcherry, Rowell's groundcherry
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Meadows, fields and disturbe areas
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Tennessee, Vermont
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Northern America and West Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 184
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Physalis heterophylla. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.