Physalis philadelphica

Classification	Dicots
Family	Solanaceae
Family (Traditional)	Solanaceae
Genus	Physalis
Species:	Physalis philadelphica Lam.
Common Name	Mexican Groundcherry; Mexican Husk Tomato
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	0
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Garrard (KY), Cannon (TN), Lake (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0001662	Lake	Tennessee	19 Oct 1941	R E Shanks 1259	APSC Physalis philadelphica
APSC0040395	Williamson	Tennessee			APSC Physalis philadelphica
TENN-V-0191905	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Physalis philadelphica
TENN-V-0191906	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Physalis philadelphica
TENN-V-0191904	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Physalis philadelphica
31234100674421	Garrard	Kentucky	08 Jun 2010	W. W. Overbeck 551	EKY Physalis philadelphica
TENN-V-0244249	Cannon	Tennessee			TENN Physalis philadelphica
BRIT132551	Cannon	Tennessee	03 Oct 1987	Milo Guthrie Pyne 1913	VDB Physalis philadelphica

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Physalis philadelphica

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