| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Dried leaves and root used as 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 43 |
| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Fruit Fruit eaten raw or boiled. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 43 |
| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Yuma Food, Fruit Fruits eaten fresh by children. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Cherokee Food, Fruit Fresh fruit used for food. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 55 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Hualapai Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh from the vine. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 9 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Hualapai Food, Preserves Berries used to make preserves. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 9 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Hualapai Food, Sauce & Relish Berries used to make relish. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 9 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake Fruit mashed, made into small cakes and dried for future use. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Iroquois Food, Dried Food Raw or cooked fruit sun or fire dried and stored for future use. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Iroquois Food, Fruit Dried fruit taken as a hunting food. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish Dried fruit cakes soaked in warm water and cooked as a sauce or mixed with corn bread. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Physalis sp. Ground Cherry |
Isleta Food, Fruit Fresh berries eaten for food. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
| Physalis subulata var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall ex Kartesz & Gandhi New Mexican Groundcherry USDA PHSUN |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Special Food Fresh fruit eaten by children as a delicacy. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45 |
| Physalis subulata var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall ex Kartesz & Gandhi New Mexican Groundcherry USDA PHSUN |
Keres, Western Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
| Physalis subulata var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall ex Kartesz & Gandhi New Mexican Groundcherry USDA PHSUN |
Navajo Food, Fruit Raw fruit used for food. Steggerda, Morris, 1941, Navajo Foods and Their Preparation, Journal of the American Dietetic Association 17(3):217-25, page 222 |
| Physalis subulata var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall ex Kartesz & Gandhi New Mexican Groundcherry USDA PHSUN |
Pueblo Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh or boiled. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 39 |
| Physalis subulata var. neomexicana (Rydb.) Waterfall ex Kartesz & Gandhi New Mexican Groundcherry USDA PHSUN |
Tewa Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 59 |
| Physalis virginiana P. Mill. Virginia Groundcherry USDA PHVIV3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Infusion of whole plant taken for dizziness. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247248 |
| Physalis virginiana P. Mill. Virginia Groundcherry USDA PHVIV3 |
Meskwaki Food, Fruit Berries, touched by frost, eaten raw. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 264 |
| Physalis viscosa L. Starhair Groundcherry USDA PHVI17 |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used to dress wounds. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |