Quincula lobata
Chinese Lantern, Chinese Lantern
Other regional names: Purple Ground Cherry +2 more
- Purple Ground Cherry
- Purple Groundcherry
- Purpleflower Groundcherry
Also known as: Chamaesaracha physaloides Greene +10 more
- Chamaesaracha physaloides Greene
- Guincula lobata (Torr.) Raf.
- Physalis lobata f. albiflora Waterf.
- Physalis lobata f. lobata
- Physalis lobata Torr.
- Physalis lobata var. albiflora Waterf.
- Physalis sabeana Buckley
- Quincula lepidota A.Nelson
- Solanum luteiflorum Dunal
- Solanum luteiflorum var. subintegrifolium Dunal
- Solanum luteoliflorum A.Gray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in North America, Quincula lobata (commonly known as Chinese lantern) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas