Solanaceae
Pygmy groundcherry
Physalis minima
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
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Common names
By language (8)
- Bangla
- বন টেপারি
- Chinese
- 小酸浆, 小酸漿, 天泡子, 灯笼泡, 酸浆
- English
- Pygmy groundcherry
- Kannada
- ಗುಪ್ಪಟ್ಟೆ ಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- ഞൊടിഞെട്ട, ഞൊടിഞ്ചൊട്ട, ഞൊട്ടാഞൊടിയൻ, മുട്ടമ്പുളി, മുട്ടാംബ്ലിങ്ങ, മുട്ടാമ്പുളി
- Swedish
- Småblommig lyktört
- tcy
- ಬೊಂಡೊಲ್
- Thai
- โทงเทง
Synonyms
- Physalis diffusa Herb.Willdenow ex Nees
- Physalis minima f. minima
- Physalis minima var. minima
- Physalis paraguariensis Hassl.
- Physalis pubescens Willd. ex Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: zorzon claudio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.