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infestation (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
habit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
habit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
close-up of stem and leaves (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
upper leaves and flowers (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
close-up of flower (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
immature fruit (Photo: Rob and Fiona Richardson)
close-up of seeds (Photo: Steve Hurst at USDA PLANTS Database)
Scientific Name
Physalis viscosa L.
Synonyms
Physalis lanceolata Michaux. (misapplied)
Family
Solanaceae
Common Names
Cape gooseberry, Chinese lantern, grape ground cherry, grape groundcherry, prairie ground cherry, prairie groundcherry, starhair ground cherry, starhair groundcherry, sticky Cape gooseberry, sticky gooseberry, sticky ground cherry, sticky ground-cherry, sticky physalis, tomato weed
Origin
Native to South America (i.e. Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and possibly other parts of South America).
Naturalised Distribution
Widely naturalised in south-eastern Australia (i.e. in some inland parts of southern and central New South Wales, in many parts of Victoria and in south-eastern South Australia). Also recorded as naturalised in the coastal districts of south-western Western Australia, but there are no recent collections from this state.
Notes
Sticky Cape gooseberry (Physalis viscosa) is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria and South Australia. It was recently also listed as a priority environmental weed in two Natural Resource Management regions.
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