Physalis angulata
naturalizedSolanaceae

Physalis angulata

cutleaf groundcherry

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Physalis angulata is an erect, herbaceous, annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. It reproduces by seed. Its leaves are dark green and roughly oval, often with tooth shapes around the edge. The flowers are five-sided and pale yellow; the yellow-orange fruits are born inside a balloon-like calyx. It is native to the Americas, but is now widely distributed and naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

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Where documented · 20 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 24 · GBIF 28 records
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiʻono · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Mapulehu · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1