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| − | Common names: Cypresshead groundcherry; Sandhill groundcherry | + | 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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| + | 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== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | ''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> | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| − | ==Conservation and | + | ==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration== |
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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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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 15 July 2022
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Physalis arenicola from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Cypresshead groundcherry; Sandhill groundcherry[1]
Contents
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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Fernald, et al. 1958. Edible Plants of Eastern North America. Harper and Row Publishers, New York.
