Poisonous leaves and unripe fruit contain significant amounts of solanum.
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Clammy Ground Cherry
Genus species:
Physalis heterophylla
Common Name:
Clammy Ground Cherry
Family Name:
Solanaceae
Annual or perennial herbs, or woody vines; leaves alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual, regular, solitary or in cymes; fruit a capsule or berry.
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Native
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
Yellow
Identified by:
M. Becus
Months in Bloom
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