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In South Africa, cutworms attack the Cape gooseberry in seedbeds, red spiders in the field, and potato tuber moths near potato fields. Hares damage young plants, and birds eat the fruits. Mites, whiteflies and flea beetles can also be problematic. [2] Powdery mildew, soft brown scale, root rot and viruses may affect plants. [2]
Physalis (/ ˈ f aɪ s ə l ɪ s /, / f ɪ-/, / f aɪ ˈ s eɪ l ɪ s /, /-ˈ s æ-/, from φυσαλλίς : phusallís 'bladder' [3]) is a genus of approximately 75 to 90 flowering plants in the nightshade family (), which are native to the Americas and Australasia.
Astronaut photo of Cape Town showing the Cape Peninsula, and surrounding waters, including False Bay. Map showing approximate extent of the range of the article and identifying key locations and the borders of the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area Marine ecoregions of the South African exclusive economic zone Marine species distribution reference map of the Southern African ...
Himalayan tahr in Cape Town. This is a list of invasive species in South Africa, including invasive species of plants, animals, and other organisms in South Africa. A list of invasive species has been published under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act of 2004. [1] [2]
English common names include: angular winter cherry, [12] balloon cherry, [12] cutleaf groundcherry, [12] [13] gooseberry, [12] hogweed, [12] wild tomato, camapu, and occasionally other common names for the genus Physalis. In Spanish it is known as bolsa mullaca [14] In Malayalam it is known as njottanjodiyan and mottaampuli.
Recipes: Cape Gooseberry Pie with Mile-High Meringue, Gooseberry Jam, Gooseberry-Blueberry Tartlets. 14. Açai Berry. Ricardo Lima/Getty Images. Scientific name: Euterpe oleracea.
English names include common gooseberry sawfly [1] and imported currantworm. [2] This insect is best known as a pest of gooseberries. The larvae feed on the foliage of the plant, often defoliating it completely. [1] Like all sawflies, this species is a hymenopteran, not a true fly. This insect can produce three generations per year, with larvae ...
Gooseberry most often refers to cultivated plants from two species of the genus Ribes: Ribes uva-crispa native to Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia. Ribes hirtellum , American gooseberry