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Physalis pubescens is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by many common names, including husk tomato, [2] low ground-cherry [3] and hairy groundcherry in English, and muyaca and capulí in Spanish. It is native from Brazil, but also found in southern half of the United States, Mexico, Central and much of South America.
The tomato-flavored berry was boiled and ground with onion, coriander, and chilis to make a dish considered to be a delicacy. The fruit was also dried and mixed into flour for bread . Today the Zuni use the closely related common tomatillo ( P. philadelphica ) in a sauce recipe derived from the traditional dishes that used wild species.
Physalis pruinosa is a plant in the genus Physalis in the nightshade family Solanaceae, often referred to as ground cherry or husk tomato.It is a native species in a range extending from northern Mexico through Central America. [1]
Some varieties are added to desserts, used as flavoring, made into fruit preserves, or dried and used like raisins. They contain pectin and can be used in pie filling. Ground cherries are called poha in the Hawaiian language, and poha jam and preserves are traditional desserts made from Physalis plants grown on the Hawaiian Islands. [17]
Prunus fruticosa, the European dwarf cherry, [2] dwarf cherry, Mongolian cherry or steppe cherry is a deciduous, xerophytic, winter-hardy, cherry-bearing shrub. It is also called ground cherry and European ground cherry , but is not to be confused with plants in the distinct "Groundcherry" genus of Physalis .
In 2018, a year after the first Candy Hearts grapes went on sale in California, [10] the company's Cheery Grand cherry, seen as a possible replacement for the Chelan cherry, began getting harvested in Chile and Australia. [2] In July 2020, the company announced six new named varieties of table grapes, bringing their total to 40. [11]
Physalis acutifolia is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common names sharpleaf groundcherry [1] and Wright's ground-cherry. [2] It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Texas , and northern Mexico , where it can be found in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas .
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.