158 SOLANACEAE, Vor. III. 
5. Physalis péndula Rydberg. Lance-leaved 
Ground-Cherry. Fig. 3700. 
Physalis pendula Rydberg ; Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 983. 1903. 
Annual, stem erect, generally 13° high, branched, 
angled, glabrous; leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceo- 
late, thin, usually coarsely toothed; calyx cylindric- 
campanulate, its lobes broadly triangular, shorter 
than the tube; peduncles filiform, about 1’ long, erect 
with nodding flower, in fruit 1#-2’ long and re- 
flexed; corolla 3-4” in diameter, campanulate, yel- 
low, without a dark spot; anthers yellow, more or 
less tinged with purple, fruiting calyx about 10” long, 
rounded ovoid, indistinctly 1o-angled and purple 
veined, nearly filled by the berry. 
Illinois to Kansas and Texas. July-Sept. Referred in 
the first edition to P. lanceifolia Nees. 
Physalis angulata L. Sp. Pl. 183. 1753. 
Annual, erect, 13°-3° high, glabrous; stem 
angular, usually much branched; leaves ovate, with 
more or less cuneate base, somewhat sinuately 
toothed with long-acuminate teeth; blades 2’-23’ 
Jong, on slender petioles 1-2’ long, thin, the veins 
not prominent; peduncles slender, 10-15” long, 
erect, in fruit often reflexed but seldom exceed- 
ing the fruiting calyx in length; calyx smooth, 
lobes triangular to lanceolate, generally shorter 
than the tube; corolla 23’-5” in diameter; anthers 
more or less purplish tinged; fruiting calyx about 
12’ long, ovoid, 5-10-angled, sometimes purple- 
veined, nearly filled by the yellow berry. 
In rich soil, Pennsylvania to Illinois, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Texas, Central America, Brazil and the 
West Indies. Also in India. July—Sept. 
7. Physalis ixocarpa Brot. Tomatillo. 
Mexican Ground-Cherry. Strawberry 
Tomato. Fig. 3702. 
Physalis ixocarpa Brot.; Horneman, Hort. Hafn. 
Suppl. 26. 1819. 
P. aequata Jacq. f.; Nees, Linnaea 6: 470. 1831. 
Annual, stem at first erect, later widely spread- 
ing, much branched, angled, glabrous, or the 
younger parts sparingly hairy; leaves from cor- 
date to ovate, with a cuneate base which is some- 
what oblique, sinuately dentate or entire, 1-2} 
long; peduncles short, 1-23” long; calyx sparingly 
hairy, its lobes short, broadly triangular, shorter 
than the tube; corolla bright yellow with purple 
throat, 5’-7”" (sometimes nearly 10”) in diameter; 
fruiting calyx -round-ovoid, obscurely 10-angled, 
often purple-veined, filled by the purple berry, 
which sometimes bursts it. 
Native of Mexico. It is often cultivated for its 
fruit and_ frequently escapes from cultivation, New 
York to Texas and California. 
