Physalis crassifolia
Physalis angulata
thick leaf ground cherry, yellow nightshade groundcherry
cut-leaf ground-cherry, lanceleaf groundcherry
erect, branching from near base and at most nodes, branches widely spreading, distinctly zigzag, slender, 1–4(–10) dm.
erect (angulate, at least proximally), branching at most nodes, branches spreading, 1–20 dm.
petiolate;
petiole mostly as long as blade;
blade broadly ovate to deltate, 0.8–3.3(–4.5) × 0.8–3.3(–4.5) cm, base cordate, sometimes slightly unequal, margins entire to unevenly coarsely dentate, sometimes thick and slightly succulent.
petiolate;
petiole 1/3–2/3 blade;
blade narrowly elliptic-ovate to linear-lanceolate, 3–10(–14) × 1–8 cm, base rounded to attenuate, margins coarsely, deeply, irregularly dentate, teeth acuminate.
8–24(–33) mm, (11–)14–30(–35) mm in fruit.
7–17(–22) mm, 15–30 mm in fruit.
calyx (3–)4–7(–8) mm, lobes 1–3 mm;
corolla pale yellow with yellow or greenish-brown smudges or tinge, campanulate-rotate, 8–14 mm;
anthers yellow, not twisted after dehiscence, 1.5–3 mm.
calyx 3–5 mm, sparsely hairy or glabrous except for margins, lobes 1–3 mm;
corolla yellow, without spots or smudges or rarely tinged purple, campanulate-rotate, 6–10 mm;
anthers blue or blue-tinged, not twisted after dehiscence, 1–3 mm.
loosely enclosing berry, 10-ribbed, 14–30(–40) × (10–)15–20(–25) mm.
loosely enclosing berry, 10-ribbed, 20–40 × 15–25 mm.
= 24.
= 24, 48.
Physalis crassifolia
Physalis angulata
In Physalis crassifolia, the corolla limb is widely flaring and reflexed when the flower is fully open, and the flowers are more nodding than fully pendent. Some herbarium specimen labels indicate that plants flower the first year. Physalis greenei Vasey & Rose, not validly published, has been misapplied to some representatives of P. crassifolia. Physalis crassifolia is widespread in Arizona, but it is restricted in California to south-southeastern counties as far north as Inyo, in Nevada to Clark and Lincoln counties, and in Utah to Washington County.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Populations of Physalis angulata with linear to lanceolate, sinuate leaf blades can be found in Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. When not in flower, narrow-leaved P. angulata is difficult to distinguish from P. acutifolia. The latter species has nearly rotate, widely flaring corollas that are pale yellow to nearly white with a green or yellow star-shaped tinge in the throat.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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