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Physalis pubescens L.
husk tomato

       
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Photo of Physalis pubescens L.
Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Chile. Usage Requirements.
 
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Physalis pubescens L.

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Distribution:
Physalis pubescens L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Physalis pubescens L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Physalis pubescens L. var. integrifolia (Dunal) Waterf.. . Image Available.
Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia
husk tomato
Distribution of Physalis pubescens L. var. pubescens. . Image Available.
Physalis pubescens var. pubescens
husk tomato
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Physalis pubescens L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus Physalis L. – groundcherry
Species Physalis pubescens L. – husk tomato
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Physalis pubescens L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Physalis pruinosa [=PHPUI]
hairy ground-cherry              Possibly Extirpated
New York:
Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia
ground-cherry              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Physalis pubescens L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Physalis pubescens L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU- UPL UPL NO FAC FACU FACU NO NI FACU NO FAC NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Physalis pubescens L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30607.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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