Solanaceae
Longleaf groundcherry
Physalis longifolia
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- فيزاليس لونجيفوليا
- English
- Longleaf groundcherry
- Swedish
- Smalbladig lyktört
Synonyms
- Physalis longifolia f. longifolia
- Physalis longifolia var. longifolia
- Physalis macrophysa (Rydb.) Steyerm.
- Physalis polyphylla Greene
- Physalis pumila var. sonorae Torr.
- Physalis rigida Pollard & Ball
- Physalis virginiana var. longiseta Waterf.
- Physalis virginiana var. polyphylla (Greene) Waterf.
- Physalis virginiana var. sonorae (Torr.) Waterf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.