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Physalis foetens var. neomexicana

(Rydb.)Waterf.

New Mexican Groundcherry

Solanaceae Edible: Fruit

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Wikimedia Commons - Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM

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Wikimedia Commons - Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM

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Description

A temperate herbaceous plant in the Solanaceae family with about 75-100 species in the genus Physalis.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

Notes

There are about 75-100 Physalis species.

References (1)

  • Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/

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