Genus: Physalis — ground-cherry
References: Waterfall (1958), Sullivan (2004).
![Plant form: Physalis alkekengi. ~ By Dorothy Lott. ~ Copyright © 2025 Dorothy Lott. ~ Dotjlott[at]aol.com ~ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Solanaceae/physalis-alkekengi-ha-dlott.jpg)
![Leaves: Physalis alkekengi. ~ By Amadej Trnkoczy. ~ Copyright © 2025 Amadej Trnkoczy. ~ amadej.trnkoczy[at]siol.net ~ CalPhotos - calphotos.berkeley.edu/flora/](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Solanaceae/physalis-alkekengi-le-atrnkoczy.jpg)
Family
Solanaceae (nightshade family)
This genus’s species in New England
- Physalis alkekengi
- Physalis angulata
- Physalis grisea
- Physalis heterophylla
- Physalis longifolia
- Physalis philadelphica
- Physalis pubescens
- Physalis virginiana
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key