Physalis crassifolia
Physalis fendleri
thick leaf ground cherry, yellow nightshade groundcherry
erect, branching from near base and at most nodes, branches widely spreading, distinctly zigzag, slender, 1–4(–10) dm.
erect, usually branching from base and most nodes, branches spreading, 0.5–5 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 ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 1–5.5 × 1–3.5 cm, base deltate-truncate to slightly cordate, sometimes unequal, margins sinuate to coarsely and irregularly dentate, teeth few, sometimes only 1 tooth per side near base.
8–24(–33) mm, (11–)14–30(–35) mm in fruit.
3–11(–17) mm, 10–15(–20) 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 5–8 mm, lobes 2–4 mm;
corolla yellow with 5 greenish to brown smudges, campanulate-rotate, (7–)10–12 mm;
anthers yellow or purple-tinged, not twisted after dehiscence, 1.5–3 mm.
loosely enclosing berry, 10-ribbed, 14–30(–40) × (10–)15–20(–25) mm.
loosely enclosing berry, 10-ribbed, 17–30(–35) × 15–25 mm.
= 24.
= 24.
Physalis crassifolia
Physalis fendleri
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.)
In Physalis fendleri, the corolla limb is reflexed at maturity. Some populations in New Mexico have mostly retrorse, and very few branched, hairs. In the flora area, P. fendleri can be found as far west as southern California, northward into southern Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, and eastward into western Oklahoma and Texas.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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