Physalis grisea
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Physalis grisea is a plant from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Their distribution area extends from southern Canada over the entire area of the USA .
description
Physalis grisea are annual , herbaceous plants that grow to between 10 and 50 cm . The stem axis is hairy like silk with non-glandular, multicellular trichomes that reach a length of 0.5 to 3.0 mm. The leaves are usually also silk-like, when drying they become orange mottled. They reach a length of 10 to 20 cm, the leaf stalks are 5 to 7 cm long. The leaf blade is egg-shaped to lanceolate, towards the front it is pointed to tapering. The leaf margin is roughly serrated. The base is sloping, with the two sides being up to 0.5 to 1.0 cm apart.
The flowers appear between May and October. The flower stalks are 4 to 6 mm long at flowering , the calyx at this point has triangular calyx tips with a length of 1.5 to 2.2 mm and is also silky. The yellow crown is 0.7 to 1.0 cm in diameter, each of the five petals has five dark purple markings, the inside of the crown is hairless. The stamens are purple, the anthers are 1.1 to 2.0 mm long, yellow or occasionally covered with a hint of blue.
On the fruit, the stem enlarges to a length of 6 to 10 mm, the enlarged calyx has a distinct pentagonal cross-section, it reaches a length of 2.5 to 3.0 cm and a diameter of 1.0 to 2.2 cm but is always longer than it is wide. The ripe berry is spherical and measures 1.0 to 1.5 cm in diameter. It is yellow in color and contains a large number of brown, finely pitted seeds with a diameter of 1.5 to 2.0 mm.
Distribution and locations
The range of the species includes the whole USA , as well as the south of Canada . Some locations are assumed to be introduced plants, the original range is assumed to be in the northeastern United States. The plants often grow in disturbed locations such as cultivated areas or garbage dumps.
use
The ripe fruits are sweet and are eaten raw as fruit or cooked down. The species is often offered in American seed catalogs. Because of its taste, it is also known as pineapple cherry .
swell
- Mahinda Martinez: Revision of Physalis Section Epeteiorhiza (Solanaceae). In: Anales del Instituto de Biología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Series Botánica, Vol. 69, No. 2, 1998, pp. 71-117.