Solanaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Physalis fendleri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The unripe fruits and foliage of Physalis species contain solanine and other solanidine alkaloids and are toxic if ingested in large quantities. The ripe fruiys are usually edible, and several species are cultivated for these fruits[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].

Botanical Description

Physalis fendleri is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a stout rhizomatous rootstock. Spreading branches are produced at the base and at most nodes; the plant growing around 5 - 50cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Physalis fendleri is widely distributed, its population is presumed stable and there are no major widespread threats currently affecting its population. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. (as Physalis hederifolia var. cordifolia)

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and southwestern N. America - California to Colorado and Oklahoma, south tos, south to notthern Mexico.

HabitatFound in a great variety of habitats, such as oak scrub, oak forest, pine forest, dry tropical forests, and dry shrublands, growing on rocky alluvial soils, and also on sandy-clay soil types; at elevations from 15 - 2,500 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].