Solanaceae
Mexican groundcherry
Physalis philadelphica
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- حبوة المكسيك, التوماتيلو
- arz
- توماتيلو
- Belarusian
- Мексіканскі тамат
- Catalan
- Tomatillo
- Chinese
- 毛酸浆, 黏果酸浆, 黏果酸漿, 费城酸浆, 樹蕃茄, 綠番茄
- Czech
- Tomatillo, Mochyně dužnoplodá
- Dutch
- Tomatillo, Mexicaanse aardkers
- English
- Mexican groundcherry, Tomatillo
- Estonian
- Mehhiko füüsal, Tomatillofüüsal
- Finnish
- Tomatillo
- French
- Tomatille
- German
- Tomatillo
- Hebrew
- טומטילו
- Hungarian
- Mexikói földicseresznye
- Japanese
- トマティーヨ
- Kazakh
- Физалис жаңғағы
- Korean
- 토마티요
- nah
- Tomatl, Mīltomātl, Tomate
- Persian
- فیسالیس بنفش, فیسالیس
- Polish
- Miechunka pomidorowa
- Russian
- Физалис овощной, Земляничный томат, Мексиканский томат, Мексиканский физалис, Овощной физалис, Томатильо
- Serbian
- Томатиљо
- Slovak
- Tomatillo
- Spanish
- Miltomate, Tomate de cascara, Tomate de cáscara, Tomate de fresadilla, Tomate milpero, Tomate verde
- Swedish
- Tomatillo
- Tamil
- சிறு தக்காளி
- Yiddish
- טאמאטיאו
Synonyms
- Physalis angulata var. philadelphica (Lam.) A.Gray
- Physalis cavaleriei H.Lév.
- Physalis laevigata M.Martens & Galeotti
- Physalis philadelphica f. philadelphica
- Physalis philadelphica f. pilosa Waterf.
- Physalis philadelphica subsp. philadelphica
- Physalis philadelphica var. minor Dunal
- Physalis philadelphica var. philadelphica
- Physalis pilosa Waterf.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to October (from 224 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: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: brendanboyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tara Severns, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Longleaf groundcherryPhysalis longifoliaSolanaceae
- Yellow nightshade groundcherryPhysalis crassifoliaSolanaceae
- Strawberry-tomatoPhysalis griseaSolanaceae
- Clammy groundcherryPhysalis heterophyllaSolanaceae
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.