PLANTS Profile for Physalis peruviana (Peruvian groundcherry)

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PLANTS Profile

Physalis peruviana L.
Peruvian groundcherry

Symbol:

PHPE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Solanaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
CAN		I

More Information:

Images:
Physalis peruviana L.

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Synonyms:
Physalis peruviana L.

PHED3

Physalis edulis Sims

Distribution:
Physalis peruviana L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, HI, KY, MA, NJ), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Physalis peruviana L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 29 species in Physalis

Classification:
Physalis peruviana 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 peruviana L. – Peruvian groundcherry

Introduced Information:
Physalis peruviana 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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More Accounts and Images:
Physalis peruviana L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30606.

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

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 08:40 AM MDT