Clammy Groundcherry

Physalis heterophylla Nees - Potato family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Clammy Groundcherry: Manduca sexta sexta, Tildenia georgei

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.