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Flower Willow Lake Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Physalis crassifolia - yellow nightshade groundcherry Other Common Names: thick-leaved groundcherry, thickleafed groundcherry, desert ground cherry Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Solanaceae
Flower Willow Lake Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial Similar Species: P. lobata
General Desc: Spreading branched compact plant covered with sticky fine hairs and bell-shaped flowers. Stems 8 to 20 inches long. Berry-like fruit is enclosed by the sepals.
Identification notes: Stems and leaves minutely covered with fine, short hairs; leaf blades broadly ovate to almost round; flowers bell-shaped, yellow or yellowish, usually with a purple or brown eye.
Height: 8 to 20 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Dry rocky slopes and washes.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands
Elevation: Below 3000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Dull yellow Shape: Bell-shaped not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Feb - Oct
Description: Petals dull yellow, 1/8 to 1/4 inch long, 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide, slightly longer than the sepals; 5 narrow, short hairy bands from the base of the petals to the tips of the petal lobes. Anthers yellow.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Other Leaf Attachment: Alternate and opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stems spreadingly branched but forming a compact plant; leaf blades broadly egg-shaped or heart-shaped, margins smooth or shallowly wavy, tapered or rounded at the tip, mostly 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long on leaf stalks of equal length.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Greenish
Fruit Type: Berry-like
Fruit Notes: Berry greenish up to 3/4 inch long. Sepals enlarge to enclose the berry-like fruit.


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