Physalis heterophylla
| Physalis heterophylla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Physalis |
| Species: | P. heterophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees | |
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| Natural range of Physalis heterophylla from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Common name: clammy groundcherry
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
P. heterophylla has been documented to grow in calcareous coastal hardwood hammocks, drying sand bordering woods, upland sandhills and annually burned pineland of mostly longleaf (FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed growing in old biocontrol plots and a fallow quail food patch. It has been documented to grow in loam soils of the Red Hills Region, moist sandy loam and calcareous areas (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
P. heterophylla has been observed to bloom May through July (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Andre F. Clewell, R. F. Doren, R. Komarek, J. M. Kane, Lisa Keppner. States and Counties:Florida: Calhoun, Leon, Nassau, Wakulla, Washington. Georgia: Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
