Solanaceae

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana L.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Physalis

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Peruvian groundcherry (Physalis peruviana) — FlowerPhoto: Esteban Poveda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (54)

Afrikaans: Kaapse Appelliefie
Amharic: ነጭ ኣውጥ
Arabic: حبوة البيرو, حبوه, حشيش سكران
arz: حرنكش
azb: پرو یئرگیلاسی
Azerbaijani: Peru yergilası
Belarusian: Фізаліс перуанскі, Перуанская вішня
Bulgarian: Перуански физалис
Burmese: ကုလားမျက်စိပင်စောက်ကြီး
Chinese: 灯笼果, 燈籠果, 秘魯苦蘵, 小果酸浆, 灯笼草, 秘鲁苦蘵, 菇娘
Croatian: Peruanska jagoda
Czech: Mochyně peruánská, Třešeň Inků
Danish: Ananaskirsebær, Ananas kirsebær
Divehi: މުރާކި
Dutch: Goudbes, Ananaskers, Kaapse bes, Kaapse kruidbes, Kaapse kruisbes
English: Peruvian groundcherry, Cape gooseberry, Golden berry, Goldenberry, Goose berry, Ground cherry, Groundcherry, Physalis
Estonian: Peruu füüsal
Filipino: Tino-tino
Finnish: Karviaiskoiso, Ananaskirsikka, Inkamarja, Japaninlyhty, Kapinkarviainen, Kapinmarja, Kirsikka-ananas
French: Coqueret du Pérou, Groseille du Cap
German: Kapstachelbeere, Andenbeere, Andenkirsche, Judenkirsche, Kapbeere, Peruanische Blasenkirsche, Physalis
Greek: Φυσαλίς η περουβιανή
Hebrew: שלפח, גולדן בר, דובדבן אהבה, דובדבן היהודים, פנסים סיניים
Hindi: रसभरी
hsb: Peruska měchawka
Hungarian: Perui földicseresznye
Japanese: ブドウホオズキ, ケホオズキ, シマホオズキ
ki: Nathi
Kinyarwanda: Umuhuhu, Gapeli
koi: Перуись физалис
Korean: 금땅꽈리
Lithuanian: Peruvinė dumplūnė
Malayalam: മലതക്കാളിക്കീര
Norwegian Bokmål: Barbadoslykt
pam: Paltuk-paltuk
Persian: توت طلایی
Polish: Miechunka peruwiańska, Jagody inkaskie, Miechunka jadalna, Rodzynek brazylijski
Quechua: Awaymantu, Awanmantu, Awarmantu, Ruru chinchi-chinchi, Yawarchunka
Russian: Физалис перуанский, Перуанская вишня
Serbian: Перуанска јагода
shn: မၢၵ်ႇတုမ်ႇတွၵ်ႈ, မၢၵ်ႇတုမ်တွပ်ႈ
Spanish: Uchuva, Alquequenje peruano
Swahili: Mnavunavu
Swedish: Physalis, Guldbär, Incabär, Kapkrusbär
Tamil: பிள்ளைத்தக்காளி
Thai: โทงเทงฝรั่ง, เคฟกูสเบอรี่
Tongan: Kuusi
Turkish: Altın Çilek, Altın Çiçek
udm: Перуысь физалис
Ukrainian: Фізаліс перуанський
Vietnamese: Thù lù lông, Thù lù tây
Welsh: Gwsberen Periw
Yiddish: גאלדן בערי
Zulu: UGqumgqumu

Synonyms

Alkekengi pubescens Moench
Boberella peruviana (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Herschelia edulis (Sims) Bowdich
Physalis edulis Sims
Physalis esculenta Salisb.
Physalis incana Hort.Paris ex Dunal
Physalis latifolia Lam.
Physalis peruviana var. esculenta (Salisb.) Thell.
Physalis peruviana var. latifolia (Lam.) Dunal
Physalis peruviana var. peruviana
Physalis tomentosa Medik.
Physalodes peruvianum (Mill.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: August to June (from 461 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Esteban Poveda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jake Rehage, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Glanznig, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jake Rehage, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 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.