Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ontario Weeds: Smooth ground-cherry

Table of Contents

1. Name
2. Other Names
3. Family
4. General Description
   • Photos and Pictures
5. Flowers and Fruit
6. Habitat
7. Related Links

Name: Smooth ground-cherry, Physalis virginiana Mill. Var. subglabrata (MacKenz. & Bush) U.T. Waterfall,

Other Names: coqueret glabre, Physalis subglabrata MacKenz. & Bush

Family: Nightshade or Potato Family (Solanaceae)

General Description: Perennial, reproducing by seed and by deeply penetrating and widely spreading roots.

Photos and Pictures

Flowers & Fruit: Very similar in habit and form to Clammy ground-cherry, but the whole plant is nearly or quite hairless and lacks the clammy texture.

Habitat: Smooth ground-cherry occurs in similar situations to those occupied by Clammy ground-cherry, especially in southwestern Ontario.

Related Links

... on general Weed topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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