Solanaceae Physalis lanceolata Michx.
Lanceleaf Groundcherry
Navajo - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154
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Physalis lanceolata Michx.
Scientific name: Physalis lanceolata Michx.
USDA symbol: PHHI8 (
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Common names: Lanceleaf Groundcherry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.
RECRD: 3178 id: 26689