Physalis walteri Nutt. Physalis elliottii Kuntze Physalis maritima M.A. Curtis Physalis viscosa L. var. elliottii (Kuntze) Waterf. Physalis viscosa L. ssp. maritima (M.A. Curtis) Waterf. Physalis viscosa L. var. maritima (M.A. Curtis) Rydb. Groundcherry
This tomato relative is native to the southeastern United States. It is found on beach dunes and back dunes, in longleaf pine flatwoods, turkey oak sandridges, sandy banks bordering salt marshes, longleaf pine/wiregrass uplands, and slash pine flatwoods, in loamy sand and calcerous soils. Plants: 6-24" (15-60 cm) in height. Flowers: Funnel-shaped, yellow, fuzzy, hanging downward, appearing May-Sep, peaking in Jun. Fruits: Flowers become a papery husk resembling a Chinese lantern. Each husk encloses a single, edible fruit ¾-1" (2-3 cm) in size, which, when ripe, is orange to golden yellow. Edibility: Fruits are edible raw or cooked. Unripe (light green) or bitter-tasting fruit is toxic, and the husk enclosing the fruit is not edible. Online References:
Physalis walteri on florida.plantatlas.usf.edu Physalis walteri on www.eattheweeds.com On edibility Physalis walteri on www.wildsouthflorida.com Physalis walteri on coastalplainplants.org Physalis walteri at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Physalis walteri on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network 4/15/2015 · Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Trail, Florida 4/15/2015 · Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Trail, Florida 4/15/2015 · Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Marsh Trail, Florida Physalis walteri description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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