Solanaceae
Starhair groundcherry
Physalis viscosa
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Klewerige appelliefie, Wilde appelliefie
- English
- Starhair groundcherry, Sticky gooseberry
- Guarani
- Kamambu
- Italian
- Camambù
- Spanish
- Camambú
- Zulu
- Ugqumugqumu
Synonyms
- Cacabus parviflorus Rusby
- Physalis curassavica L.
- Physalis curassavica var. curassavica
- Physalis glabra Waterf.
- Physalis glabriuscula Dunal
- Physalis latifolia Waterf.
- Physalis mendocina Phil.
- Physalis pensylvanica L.
- Physalis pensylvanica var. pensylvanica
- Physalis viscosa f. viscosa
- Physalis viscosa subsp. viscosa
- Physalis viscosa var. viscosa
Flowers
- In flower
- October to March (from 249 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Felipe Horton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Russell Best, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alejandra Güichal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mercedes di Pasquo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Luis Capeletti, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 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.