Physalis angulata

ClassificationDicots
FamilySolanaceae
Family (Traditional)Solanaceae
GenusPhysalis
Species:Physalis angulata L.
Common NameCutleaf Groundcherry
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; 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
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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.

  • State Boundaries
  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Physalis angulata var. angulata Physalis angulata var. angulata
Physalis angulata var. lanceifolia Physalis angulata var. lanceifolia (Nees) Waterfall
Physalis angulata var. pendula Physalis angulata var. pendula (Rydb.) Waterfall
Physalis lanceifolia Physalis lanceifolia Nees
Physalis pendula Physalis pendula Rydb.

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: Calloway (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Clay (TN), Crockett (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Perry (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100674207 Pulaski Kentucky 05 Aug 1988 F. Carter
121
EKY
Physalis angulata
31234100673373 Livingston Kentucky 06 Sep 1982 Raymond Athey
4625
EKY
Physalis angulata
31234100743614 Livingston Kentucky 28 Sep 1979 Raymond Athey
4521
EKY
Physalis angulata
31234100743606 Fulton Kentucky 05 Oct 1984 Raymond Athey
5064
EKY
Physalis angulata
31234100743622 Robertson Kentucky 23 Sep 1961 Dan Pittillo
13
EKY
Physalis angulata
31234100673365 Davidson Tennessee 03 Aug 1974 Ronald L. Jones
110
EKY
Physalis angulata
BEREA020785 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Physalis angulata
BEREA020784 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191726 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Physalis pendula
TENN-V-0191742 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191990 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191729 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191745 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191740 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191747 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191738 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191734 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191751 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191741 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191739 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191737 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191744 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191743 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191732 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191735 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191730 Crockett Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191957 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191731 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191750 Weakley Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
APSC0001768 Maury Tennessee 20 Aug 2002 D Estes
4043
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001765 Henry Tennessee 24 Jul 1990 E W Chester, S Holt
90-308
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001752 Trigg Kentucky 14 Jul 1986 E W Chester
86-582
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001763 Weakley Tennessee 24 Sep 1991 M Pyne
91-115
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0050423 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0098004 Marshall Kentucky 21 Jul 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001754 Trigg Kentucky 15 Sep 1987 C You
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001744 Lyon Kentucky 23 Aug 1966 E Wofford
2446
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001747 Stewart Tennessee 12 Aug 1980 E W Chester, J Stack
760A
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0111585 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001745 Stewart Tennessee 25 Jul 1966 B Evans
2216
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001746 Trigg Kentucky 28 Jul 1966 E Wofford
2236
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0119351 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001750 Trigg Kentucky 08 Oct 1986 E W Chester
86-1251
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001761 Stewart Tennessee 18 Jul 1991 J Joyner, E W Chester
917
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001764 Henry Tennessee 29 Jul 1991 E W Chester
91-64
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0098249 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001751 Stewart Tennessee 17 Oct 1986 E W Chester
86-1285
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001766 Montgomery Tennessee 07 Sep 1998 E W Chester
13596
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001773 Humphreys Tennessee 04 Jun 2001 S M Gunn, E W Chester, S Fletcher
70
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001748 Stewart Tennessee 05 Oct 1985 E W Chester
85-970
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0053475 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0044216 Dyer Tennessee
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001767 Giles Tennessee 30 Aug 2002 D Estes
4171
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001757 Cannon Tennessee 18 Sep 2004 Margret Rhinehart
283
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001749 Lyon Kentucky 23 Aug 1966 Eugene Wofford
02446
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001691 Humphreys Tennessee 03 Oct 1989 J A Raveill
2797
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001753 Stewart Tennessee 10 Aug 1966 W H Ellis
2390
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001759 Stewart Tennessee 26 Jul 1984 E W Chester
84-284
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001755 Trigg Kentucky 08 Aug 2003 R L Thompson, D B Poindexter
3-822
APSC
Physalis angulata
APSC0001762 Tipton Tennessee 21 Sep 1991 M Pyne
91-103
APSC
Physalis angulata
HTTU016479 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU009665 Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU009664 Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU025459 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU009663 Clay Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU009668 White Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU035131 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0243984 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
UCHT034806 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Physalis angulata
UCHT034807 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Physalis angulata
UCHT037507 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Physalis angulata
BRIT149297 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149312 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149295 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149298 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149316 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149313 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149305 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149296 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149302 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149307 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149299 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149303 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149318 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149315 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149311 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149308 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149309 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149314 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149306 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149304 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149317 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149310 Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
httu035511 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
HTTU035610 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Physalis angulata
MEM008894 Shelby Tennessee 25 Jul 1971 John E. Thompson Jr.
372
MEM
Physalis angulata
MEM017422 Hickman Kentucky 12 Sep 1979 Raymond Athey
4460
MEM
Physalis angulata
MEM017216 Lauderdale Tennessee 14 Sep 1976 Patrick Keiran
804
MEM
Physalis angulata
MEM006679 Fulton Kentucky 14 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2481
MEM
Physalis angulata
MEM020358 Shelby Tennessee 17 Nov 2015 S.M. Ballou Jr.
13
MEM
Physalis angulata
MEM006686 McCracken Kentucky 15 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2493
MEM
Physalis angulata
MEM014737 Tipton Tennessee 22 Sep 1968 Sarah J. Warrington
393
MEM
Physalis angulata
BRIT149301 Hickman Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
BRIT149300 Hickman Tennessee
VDB
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191748 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191746 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191749 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
TENN-V-0191733 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Physalis angulata
First Page Previous Page Next Page Last Page
Records per Page:

Plant Photos

Physalis angulata - Dwayne Estes
Physalis angulata - Dwayne Estes
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Milo Pyne
Physalis angulata - Theo Witsell
Physalis angulata - Theo Witsell
Physalis angulata - Theo Witsell
Physalis angulata - Theo Witsell