Physalis pubescens
Downy Ground Cherry, Ground Cherry
Other regional names: Groundcherry +2 more
- Groundcherry
- Husk Tomato
- Low Ground Cherry
Also known as: Alicabon barbadense (Jacq.) Raf. +14 more
- Alicabon barbadense (Jacq.) Raf.
- Alkekengi procumbens Moench
- Alkekengi villosa Moench
- Boberella pubescens (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Physalis angustiloba Waterf.
- Physalis barbadensis var. glabra (Michx.) Fernald
- Physalis barbadensis var. obscura (Michx.) Rydb.
- Physalis brasiliensis Sendtn.
- Physalis decumbens Dunal
- Physalis floridana Rydb.
- Physalis foetens Griseb., 1857
- Physalis foetens Poir.
- Physalis heterophylla var. timbo Dunal
- Physalis hirsuta var. barbadensis (Jacq.) Dunal
- Physalis hirsuta var. repandodentata Dunal
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Physalis pubescens (commonly known as Downy Ground-cherry or Ground Cherry) is an annual belonging to the Solanaceae family. Indigenous to Europe, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Albania, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Netherlands Antilles, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Central European Russia, Christmas I., Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Gabon, Gambia, The, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Illinois, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Korea, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Primorye, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Victoria, Western Australia