Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla Nees

Clammy Groundcherry

Dakota - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 362

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Scientific name: Physalis heterophylla Nees
USDA symbol: PHHEH3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Clammy Groundcherry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Dakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Fruit dried and stored for winter use.

RECRD: 31039 id: 26672

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