Common Name

None

Family

Solanaceae

Notes

Annual forb to 50cm tall. Leaves alternating up the stems, 5-7cm long, to 20mm wide, sometimes larger, flat, hairy becoming sparsely hairy to hairless, margins entire, toothed, or lobed. Flowers funnel-shaped, with 5 lobes, cream to yellow with a darker yellow centre, solitary on stems arising from the bases of the leaves. Colour of berry unknown.

PlantNET description with line drawing and photos of dried specimens: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Physalis~lanceifolia

Online fact sheet published by the South Australian Herbarium: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/lucid/Solanaceae/Solanaceae%20species/key/Australian%20Solanaceae%20species/Media/Html/Physalis_lanceifolia.htm