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Wild Gooseberry

Physalis philadelphica subsp. ixocarpa (Brot. ex Hornem.) Sobr.-Vesp. & Sanz-Elorza

Description

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Mostly erect, annual herb, usually less than 70 cm, sparsely covered with glandular hairs, particularly when young. Leaves ovate with slightly winged petioles; margin irregularly dentate, mostly glabrous but sometimes with scattered hairs. Flowers solitary, axillary, erect or pendulous, yellow with purple-brown spots inside the corolla. Fruit yellow-green, sticky.
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bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Physalis ixocarpa Hornem. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150520
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Worldwide distribution

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It origins are no longer clear but is known as a naturalised species in Europe, Australia and Africa.
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cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Physalis ixocarpa Hornem. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150520
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe