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Carmen cherry is known for its large size and round shape, with some sources indicating that the fruit can reach diameters of 30-35 mm and weigh between 13 and 18 grams. [1] The fruit is round in shape and has a bright dark red color. It is sweet with balanced acidity. [2]
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.
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 .
Physalis viscosa is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by many common names, including starhair groundcherry, [1] stellate ground-cherry [2] and grape groundcherry in English, and arrebenta-cavalo, balãozinho, and camambú in Portuguese and Spanish (from Guaraní akamambu, «blister»).
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 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 .