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Wild cape gooseberry / pygmy groundcherry /native gooseberry

Physalis minima

Description:

It is a pantropical annual herb 20-50 cm high at its maturity. Leaves are soft and smooth (not furry), with entire or jagged margins, 2.5-12 cm long. Cream to yellowish flowers are followed by edible yellowish fruit encapsulated in papery cover which turns straw brown and drops to the ground when the fruit is fully ripe.

Habitat:

The plant tends to have a weedy character, often found growing in disturbed sites.

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SisirBanga
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SisirBanga

Assam, India

Spotted on Dec 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 10, 2013

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