groundcherries

genus Physalis

Member of nightshade family (family Solanaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Caution: There may be other wild species of this genus not yet included in this guide.

ID tips are from the https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/40713.

cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana

cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana

pale/dingy yellow flowers
densely pubescent

large-flowered tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica

bright yellow flowers [although many photos show it paler]
only sparsely pubescent

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit

Months:

Jul.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

genus Physalis → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora