Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla Nees

Clammy Groundcherry

Meskwaki - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 264

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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten raw.

RECRD: 1282 id: 26679

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