Solanaceae
Clammy groundcherry
Physalis heterophylla
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Clammy groundcherry, Clammy ground cherry
Synonyms
- Physalis ambigua (A.Gray) Britton
- Physalis heterophylla var. ambigua (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Physalis heterophylla var. clavipes Fernald
- Physalis heterophylla var. nyctaginea (Dunal) Rydb.
- Physalis heterophylla var. umbrosa Rydb.
- Physalis heterophylla var. villosa Waterf.
- Physalis nyctaginea Dunal
- Physalis obscura Dunal
- Physalis sinuata Rydb.
- Physalis virginiana var. ambigua A.Gray
- Physalis viscosa var. nyctaginea (Dunal) Alph.Wood
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matthieu Godbout, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.