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Physalis pubescens L.

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Physalis pubescens L.
Physalis pubescens L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Physalis pubescens L.
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Physalis pubescens

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pubescens

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Physalis pubescens L.

Lax annual, with simple and glandular hairs; stems to c. 90 cm tall. Lvs petiolate. Lamina c. 4-12 × 2.5-8 cm, ovate, ± dentate, ± densely covered in appressed hairs; base truncate to cordate, often oblique; apex obtuse. Fls solitary. Calyx hairy; teeth 2-3 mm long, lanceolate, acute. Corolla c. 6-8 mm diam., yellow with dark basal blotch; lobes short, obtuse. Anthers 1.8-2 mm long, yellowish with bluish margin. Fruiting calyx c. 2.5 cm diam., 5-ribbed, densely hairy. Berry 10-15 mm diam., pale yellow; flesh sweet. Seeds 1.5-2 mm diam., almost suborbicular.

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Physalis pubescens L.
Physalis pubescens L.

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Physalis pubescens L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Physalis pubescens L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District

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1 January 2000
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