Calliphysalis
Species of edible flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calliphysalis is a genus of perennial plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Calliphysalis carpenteri, commonly known as Carpenter's groundcherry. Calliphysalis carpenteri is native to sandy soils on the coastal plain regions of south-eastern North America from northern Florida to Louisiana and Arkansas,[2][3] it was first described from specimens collected in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.[4] Its species name honors the botanical contributions of early Louisiana naturalist William Marbury Carpenter (1811-1848).[1][4]
Quick Facts Carpenter's groundcherry, Scientific classification ...
Carpenter's groundcherry | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Calliphysalis Whitson |
Species: | C. carpenteri |
Binomial name | |
Calliphysalis carpenteri (Riddell) Whitson | |
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