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Physalis virginiana Mill.
Virginia groundcherry

       
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Photo of Physalis virginiana Mill.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MD, Baltimore. Usage Requirements.
 
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Physalis virginiana Mill.

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Distribution:
Physalis virginiana Mill.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Physalis virginiana Mill.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Physalis virginiana Mill. var. campaniforma Waterf.. .
Physalis virginiana var. campaniforma
Virginia groundcherry
Distribution of Physalis virginiana Mill. var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.. .
Physalis virginiana var. polyphylla
Virginia groundcherry
Distribution of Physalis virginiana Mill. var. texana (Rydb.) Waterf.. .
Physalis virginiana var. texana
Texan groundcherry
Distribution of Physalis virginiana Mill. var. virginiana. .
Physalis virginiana var. virginiana
Virginia groundcherry
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Physalis virginiana Mill.

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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 virginiana Mill. – Virginia groundcherry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Physalis virginiana Mill.

This plant is 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.

New York:
Virginia ground-cherry              Endangered
Ohio:
Virginia ground-cherry              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Virginia ground-cherry              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Physalis virginiana Mill.

Virginia groundcherry
lanceleaf groundcherry

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Physalis virginiana Mill.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30612.

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.

 

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Physalis virginiana Mill.

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