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Physalis philadelphica

Lam.

Tomatillo

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1342399

Element CodePDSOL0S5H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSolanales

FamilySolanaceae

GenusPhysalis

Other Common Names

Husk-tomato (EN) Mexican Ground-cherry (EN)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 14. Magnoliophyta: Gentianaceae to Hydroleaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 505 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

This record is for the narrow treatment of Physalis philadelphica, excluding var. immaculata and var. parviflora as varieties of P. ixocarpa, as recognized in Sullivan's FNA (2023, vol. 14) treatment. That account reports P. philadelphica as naturalized north of Mexico, but P. ixocarpa as a waif, collected sporadically in disturbed sites in the U.S. and Canada. Kartesz (1994 and 1999) included var. immaculata in P. philadelphica, although Kartesz and Gandhi (1994) transferred the variety and published the combination Physalis ixocarpa var. immaculata.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
White Ledge	Los Padres National Forest	18,632

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 14. Magnoliophyta: Gentianaceae to Hydroleaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 505 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kartesz, J.T., and K.N. Gandhi. 1994. Nomenclatural notes for the North American Flora. XIII. Phytologia 76:441-457.