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The tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica and Physalis ixocarpa), also known as the Mexican husk tomato, is a plant of the nightshade family bearing small, spherical, and green or green-purple fruit of the same name. [1] Tomatillos originated in Mexico and were cultivated in the pre-Columbian era. [2]
Determinate types are preferred by commercial growers who wish to harvest a whole field at one time, or home growers interested in canning. Indeterminate cultivars develop into vines that never top off and continue producing until killed by frost. They are preferred by home growers who wish ripe fruit throughout the season.
Thus, a plant that grows and produces flowers and fruit until killed by frost or some other external factor is called indeterminate. For example, the term is applied to tomato varieties that grow in a rather gangly fashion, producing fruit throughout the growing season. In contrast, a determinate tomato plant grows in a more bushy shape and is ...
Fruits including tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant/aubergine, bell peppers and chili peppers, all of which are closely related members of the Solanaceae.. The Solanaceae (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [3] or the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of ...
Indeterminate Potato Leaf Noted for a "great tomatoey flavor" and large size. Often features green shoulders Variety dates back to 1885. [20] [21] [22] Carbon Burgundy 90 Heirloom 10–14 oz Beefsteak Indeterminate Regular Leaf Salad Slicing Canning Complex flavor. [23] [24] Campari: Red 69–80 Hybrid Small Cocktail Indeterminate Regular Leaf T
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Determinate growth – Growing for a limited time, floral formation and leaves (see also Indeterminate). Dimorphic – of two different forms. Ecad – a plant assumed to be adapted to a specific habitat. Ecotone – the boundary that separates two plant communities, generally of major rank – trees in woods and grasses in savanna for example.
Physalis longifolia, known by the common names common groundcherry, longleaf groundcherry, [1] and wild tomatillo, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is native to North America, where it is native to eastern Canada, much of the continental United States, [ 1 ] and northern Mexico.