Solanaceae
Apple of Peru
Nicandra physalodes
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Nicandra
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Common names
By language (15)
- Afrikaans
- Bitterappelliefie, Blou-angelier, Blou-appelliefie, Bloubitterappelliefie, Wilde-appelliefie, Wildebitter
- Chinese
- 假酸浆, 假酸漿, 大千生, 大本炮仔草
- Czech
- Lilík mochyňovitý
- Dutch
- Zegekruid, Ballongblommor
- English
- Apple of Peru, Apple-of-Peru, Shoo-fly plant
- Finnish
- Perunkoiso
- French
- Nicandra, Pomme du Pérou
- German
- Giftbeere
- Lithuanian
- Nikandra
- Quechua
- K'ita chilltu, Kita chilltu
- Southern Sotho
- Linyooko
- Spanish
- Manzana del Peru, Manzana del Perú, Mosca Shoo
- Swedish
- Ballongblomma, Ballongblommor, Ballongblomssläktet
- Xhosa
- Gqwangugqangu, Umpungempu
- Zulu
- Umgabaganga omncane
Synonyms
- Atropa physalodes L.
- Boberella nicandra E.H.L.Krause
- Calydermos erosus Ruiz & Pav.
- Nicandra macrocalyx Bitter
- Nicandra minor Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
- Nicandra nana Bitter
- Nicandra nebulosa Bitter
- Nicandra parvimaculata Bitter
- Nicandra violacea André ex Lemoine
- Pentagonia physalodes (L.) Hiern
- Physalis daturifolia Lam.
- Physalis peruviana Mill.
- Physalis spectabilis Salisb.
- Physalodes physalodes (L.) Britton
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 723 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. ArtMechanic assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tomas Pocius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.