Physalis pruinosa
Dwarf Cape Gooseberry, Strawberry-tomato, Husk Tomato, Strawberry Groundcherry, Strawberry Tomato, Ground Cherry
Description
The Ground Cherry is an annual herbaceous plant belonging, together with tomato, aubergine and potato, to the Solanaceae family. With its bushy habit, it often requires supports as it can reach heights of up to 70 cm. It can be cultivated both in flowerbeds and in large pots, preferring a light, wind-protected exposure. Appreciated in the culinary field for its fruits, berries with a sweet-sour-aromatic flavour, which ripen from late summer until autumn inside the fruiting calyx with its peculiar lantern shape. The plant also displays a showy flowering during the summer period, which gives it added ornamental value.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Physalis
- Species
- Physalis pruinosa
