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List of taxa for Physalis

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Scientific Name (click link for Plant details)	Common Name	Herbarium Specimen Search (Click link to view specimen details, if available)
Physalis acutifolia	Sharpleaf Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis angulata	Cutleaf Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis angustifolia	Coastal Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis arenicola	Sandhill Ground Cherry; Cypress Head Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis cinerascens var. cinerascens	Small Flower Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis cordata	Heartleaf Ground Cherry; Toothleaf Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis grisea	Strawberry Tomato; Gray Ground Cherry; Dwarf Cape Gooseberry	View Specimen Details
Physalis heterophylla	Clammy Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata	Smooth Ground Cherry, Longleaf Groundcherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis mollis	Field Ground Cherry
Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia	Thinleaf Downy Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis pubescens var. pubescens	Hairy Ground Cherry; Thickleaf Downy Ground Cherry; Husk Tomato	View Specimen Details
Physalis virginiana	Virginia Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details
Physalis walteri	Dune Ground Cherry; Walter's Ground Cherry	View Specimen Details

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/9/2025

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.