Wright's Groundcherry, Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata L.
Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)
▲ seedling
▲ ▼ young plants
▲ mature plant
▲ flower
▲ ▼ fruit
Groundcherry:
· three most common species are creeping perennial weeds in pastures, gardens, cultivated fields, waste areas; one species is summer annual
· much branched stems, yellow-white flowers and small berry fruit enclosed in papery "chinese lantern" structure; plants not spiny
o Wright’s Groundcherry , Cutleaf Groundcherry:
§ is a summer annual plant, with mostly smooth leaves with toothed margins
§ Grows 12-24” tall in sort of small tree shape
§ Can reseed abundantly
§ Stems may be green or purplish
§ Leaves are triangular with pointed lobes
§ Flowers are almost entirely yellow—no obvious alternate center color as in smooth groundcherry and Virginia groundcherry
§ Fruit globe-shaped, often with purplish veins