Solanaceae

Chinese lantern

Quincula lobata (Torr.) Raf.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Quincula

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Chinese lantern: Aussi nommée Quincula lobata — Photo: Shu Suehiro, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Chinese lantern
French: Guincula lobata
Portuguese: Quincula
Spanish: Quincula

Synonyms

Chamaesaracha physaloides Greene
Physalis lobata Torr.
Physalis lobata f. albiflora Waterf.
Solanum luteiflorum var. subintegrifolium Dunal
Solanum luteoliflorum A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Shu Suehiro, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.