Hairy groundcherry (Physalis pubescens) is a species of Solanaceae, shrubby, flowering, erect, up to 60 cm tall, all white hairy, stems cylindrical or square, green or gray in color, grows in a wide variety of habitats, including areas disturbed.
P. pubescens has oval or heart-shaped leaves, 3-9 cm long, pointed tip, flat or toothed edge, green, a vein in the middle with many pinnate small veins and often dark in color, has a long stalk.
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Flowers grow from leaf axils, bell-shaped and about 1 cm long, yellow with 5 black plots on the throat, 5 stamens with blue anthers.
The petals have 5 lobes at the base of the flower and enlarge as the fruit develops into a bulging, ribbed, lantern-like structure 2-4 cm long containing the berries.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Physaleae
Genus: Physalis
Species: Physalis pubescens
Varieties: Physalis pubescens var. grisea, Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia
P. pubescens has oval or heart-shaped leaves, 3-9 cm long, pointed tip, flat or toothed edge, green, a vein in the middle with many pinnate small veins and often dark in color, has a long stalk.
.jpg "Dlium Hairy groundcherry (Physalis pubescens)")
Flowers grow from leaf axils, bell-shaped and about 1 cm long, yellow with 5 black plots on the throat, 5 stamens with blue anthers.
The petals have 5 lobes at the base of the flower and enlarge as the fruit develops into a bulging, ribbed, lantern-like structure 2-4 cm long containing the berries.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Physaleae
Genus: Physalis
Species: Physalis pubescens
Varieties: Physalis pubescens var. grisea, Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia