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Pygmy Groundcherry

Physalis minima

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a small, erect herb. Fruit looks superficially like Love-in -a-puff but is pointed and there are prominent coloured vein-like patterns on it.

Habitat:

Neglected part of the hotel ground...near its kitchen garden.

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Physalis minima

Species ID Suggestions

native gooseberry, wild cape gooseberry and pygmy groundcherry

Physalis minima

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Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
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Comments (2)
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
Hi Sukanya, when you give me a 100 ids I must give you at least one and here is the one. That's all. :)) We used to eat this fruit in our childhood.
SukanyaDatta
THANK YOU, Chief...I had been trying to get an ID for this for so long and you gave it in one second! Many many thanks.

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