Physalis angulata
(Cut-leaf Groundcherry)
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9143
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9146
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9150
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9155
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9148
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9153
Physalis angulata, Birch Creek, Lake Somerville State Park, Burleson Co. 9157
| Scientific Name | Physalis angulata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHAN5 |
| Common Name | Cut-leaf Groundcherry | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30590 |
| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist soils along stream and lake margins, open woods, fields, roadsides and disturbed areas. Plant: Erect annual 10 to 40 inches tall, branching from base, smooth to slightly hairy. Leaves: Alternate, the blades are broad and large, usually ovate to ovate-lanceolate or wedge-shaped; 2 to 4-1/3 inches long and 1-3/8 to 3-1/8 inches wide, usually with toothed and/or incised edges; on petioles 1-3/8 to 3-1/8 inches long. Inflorescence: Single, usually nodding flowers arising from leaf axils on pedicels 1/4 to 1-5/8 inches long; corollas are pale yellow, 5-lobed, 1/4 to 1/2-inch wide, with bluish-violet anthers; calyx is hairy, bell-shaped, about 1/4-inch long with 5 lobes. Bloom Period: Spring and summer. References: Kansas Wildlowers and Grasses, Missouri Wildflowers, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michale Eason and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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