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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Physalis pubescens var. integrifolia |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Family common name(s) | nightshade; night-shade; night shade; nightshades; potato |
| Genus common name(s) | physalis; ground-cherry; ground cherry; groundcherry; husk-tomato; husk tomato; husked tomato; strawberry-tomato; strawberry tomato; tomatillo; bladder-cherry; bladder cherry; lantern herb |
| Species common name(s) | pubescent ground-cherry; pubescent ground cherry; pubescent groundcherry; pubescent husk-cherry; pubescent husk cherry; downy ground-cherry; downy ground cherry; downy groundcherry; downy husk-tomato; downy husk tomato; downy strawberry-tomato; downy strawberry tomato; low hairy ground-cherry; low-hairy ground-cherry; low hairy ground cherry; common husk-tomato; common husk tomato; yellow husk tomato; small yellow ground-cherry |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | hairy ground-cherry, hairy ground cherry, hairy groundcherry, low ground-cherry, low ground cherry, husk ground-cherry, husk ground cherry, common ground-cherry, common ground cherry, common groundcherry, annual ground-cherry, Cape gooseberry, Cape-gooseberry, cape gooseberry, cape-gooseberry, capegooseberry, dwarf Cape-gooseberry, dwarf Cape-gooseberry are applied to multiple Physalis taxa; Jerusalem cherry, Jerusalem cherry are applied to multiple Solanaceae taxa; Chinese-lantern, Chinese lantern, Chinese lantern plant, Chinese lanterns, Japanese-lantern, Japanese lantern, Japanese lantern plant, lantern plant, winter-cherry, winter cherry are applied to taxa in multiple families |
