#ground_cherry__husk_tomato any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
supertype: #herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
member of: #genus_Physalis
subtype: #downy_ground_cherry__strawberry_tomato__Physalis_pubescens decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
subtype: #Chinese_lantern_plant__winter_cherry__bladder_cherry__bladdercherry__Physalis_alkekengi Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
subtype: #cape_gooseberry__purple_ground_cherry__Physalis_peruviana annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
subtype: #strawberry_tomato__dwarf_cape_gooseberry__Physalis_pruinosa stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits
subtype: #tomatillo__jamberry__Mexican_husk_tomato__Physalis_ixocarpa annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
subtype: #miltomate__tomatillo__purple_ground_cherry__jamberry__Physalis_philadelphica Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
subtype: #yellow_henbane__Physalis_viscosa found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries
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