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Ground Cherry

Physalis

Description:

Green ground cherry

Habitat:

Garden/ city

2 Comments

CandiceB
CandiceB 11 years ago

Thanks! I've always wondered

bee.jacbs
bee.jacbs 11 years ago

It is actually a fruit. Inside would be a small berry. I would say it is in the solanaceae family (tomato family). The common wild variety is called the ground cherry. There are many species, so I have only suggested a genus. The link for the genus may help you decide what species you have seen.

CandiceB
Spotted by
CandiceB

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 13, 2012

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