Characteristics
Dicots
Calliphysalis carpenteri (Riddell)Whitson
CARPENTER'S GROUNDCHERRY
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Traditionally placed in Physalis, this species falls outside the clade of Physalis s.str. (Whitson & Manos 2005; Whitson 2012; Zamora-Tavares et al. 2016; Deanna et al. 2019). The genus Calliphysalis can be distinguished by its perennial taproot and flowers in fascicles of 2-6, whereas most species of Physalis have rhizomes (except annual species) and solitary flowers (Whitson 2012).
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Classification
SOLANALES
Calliphysalis carpenteri (Riddell)Whitson - CARPENTER'S GROUNDCHERRY
Citation
CALLIPHYSALIS CARPENTERI (Riddell) Whitson, Rhodora 114: 330. 2012.
Physalis carpenteri Riddell 1853.
LOUISIANA: Feliciana Par.: Without data, Carpenter s.n. (lectotype: NY; isolectotype: GH). Lectotypified by Whitson, Rhodora 114: 137-138. 2012.
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