PLANTS Profile for Physalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)

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PLANTS Profile

Physalis angulata L.
cutleaf groundcherry

Symbol:

PHAN5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Images:
Physalis angulata L.

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Synonyms:
Physalis angulata L.

	PHANA2	Physalis angulata L. var. angulata
	PHANL2	Physalis angulata L. var. lanceifolia (Nees) Waterf.
	PHANP	Physalis angulata L. var. pendula (Rydb.) Waterf.
	PHLA18	Physalis lanceifolia Nees
	PHPE11	Physalis pendula Rydb.

Distribution:
Physalis angulata L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Physalis angulata L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis

Classification:
Physalis angulata 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 angulata L. – cutleaf groundcherry

U.S. Weed Information:
Physalis angulata L.

cutleaf 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.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Physalis angulata 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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Physalis angulata L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Physalis angulata L.

View species account, photographs, 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 30590.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 08:28 AM MDT