Physalis cinerascens
Physalis cinerascens var. spathulifolia
smallflower groundcherry
smallflower groundcherry
erect to decumbent, branching at most nodes, proximal branches spreading and decumbent, 0.5–5 dm.
sessile or petiolate;
petiole 1/5 to as long as blade;
blade orbiculate to broadly ovate or elliptic to spatulate, 1.5–8(–9) × 1–6(–8) cm, base truncate to attenuate, margins coarsely dentate, sinuate, or entire.
blades elliptic to spatulate, 1–4 cm wide, base attenuate, margins entire.
10–33 mm, 15–60 mm in fruit.
25–60 mm in fruit.
calyx (3.5–)5–9 mm, lobes 1.5–4 mm;
corolla yellow with 5 dark purple-black spots, campanulate-rotate, (8–)10–16 mm;
anthers yellow, rarely purple-tinged, not twisted after dehiscence, 2–5 mm.
limbs not reflexed when fully open.
loosely enclosing berry, 10-ribbed, 15–35(–45) × 10–35 mm.
25–45 × (15–)20–35 mm.
= 24.
Physalis cinerascens
Physalis cinerascens var. spathulifolia
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
In the past, var. spathulifolia was considered to be more closely related to Physalis walteri (as varieties of P. viscosa subsp. maritima). Both are plants of coastal sand dunes and have similar vegetative morphology. Relationships among the taxa with dendroid-stelliform hairs were examined in detail by J. R. Sullivan (1985).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Leaf blades orbiculate to broadly ovate, 1–6(–8) cm wide, base truncate to slightly attenuate, margins dentate, sinuate, or entire; corolla limbs reflexed when fully open. | var. cinerascens |
1. Leaf blades elliptic to spatulate, 1–4 cm wide, base attenuate, margins entire; corolla limbs not reflexed when fully open. | var. spathulifolia |
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