Physalis heterophylla
A species in the Solanaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
- Species
- Physalis heterophylla
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1831
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Physalis heterophylla. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Physalis ambiguaName author: (A.Gray) Britton
- Physalis heterophylla var. ambiguaName author: (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Physalis heterophylla var. clavipesName author: Fernald
- Physalis heterophylla var. nyctagineaName author: (Dunal) Rydb.
- Physalis heterophylla var. umbrosaName author: Rydb.
- Physalis heterophylla var. villosaName author: Waterf.
- Physalis nyctagineaName author: Dunal
- Physalis obscuraName author: Dunal
- Physalis sinuataName author: Rydb.
- Physalis virginiana var. ambiguaName author: A.Gray
- Physalis viscosa var. nyctagineaName author: (Dunal) Alph.Wood
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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