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Common names: Cypresshead groundcherry; Sandhill groundcherry<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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==Description==  
 
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==Distribution==
 
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''P. arenicola'' extends from Georgia, Alabama, and southern Mississippi, then south to Florida.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
 
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It flowers from April to August and in October with peak inflorescence in June.<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 12 DEC 2016</ref>
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The fruit can be used a substitute for tomatoes.<ref> Fernald, et al. 1958. Edible Plants of Eastern North America. Harper and Row Publishers, New York.</ref>
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==References and notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 08:36, 15 July 2022

Physalis arenicola
Phys aren.jpg
Photo by Patricia Howell, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Physalis
Species: P. arenicola
Binomial name
Physalis arenicola
Kearney
PHYL TENE dist.jpg
Natural range of Physalis arenicola from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Cypresshead groundcherry; Sandhill groundcherry[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

P. arenicola extends from Georgia, Alabama, and southern Mississippi, then south to Florida.[1]

Ecology

Phenology

It flowers from April to August and in October with peak inflorescence in June.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

The fruit can be used a substitute for tomatoes.[3]

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 12 DEC 2016
  3. Fernald, et al. 1958. Edible Plants of Eastern North America. Harper and Row Publishers, New York.