Physalis L.
Plants not rhizomatous, annuals
Glabrous plants or with scattered hairs
Pedicel 20–25 mm long. Fruiting calyx 10-angled, 20–30 mm long. Leaves narrow-ovate to narrow-elliptic, irregularly serrato-dentate, up to 8 cm long. Corolla pale yellow with 5 brownish spots, 5–8 mm long. Shrubby herb up to 50 cm high. Coast. Banks of rivers and creeks; waste places. Fl. summer. Wild Gooseberry Physalis minima
Pedicel 5–15 mm long. Fruiting calyx not angled, circular in section, 15–30 mm long. Leaves narrow-ovate, up to 6 cm long. Corolla pale yellow with dark spots, 6–10 mm long. Herb up to 60 cm high. Coast. Weed of cultivation and waste places. Introd. from Central America. Fl. summer. Ground Cherry Physalis ixocarpa