Physalis caudella, the southwestern groundcherry or tomatillo chiquito,[1] is a plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Arizona, Sonora and Chihuahua. The purple-green fruits are small but edible.[1][2][3]

Physalis caudella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Physalis
Species:
P. caudella
Binomial name
Physalis caudella

References edit

  1. ^ a b Physalis caudella Standley, Paul Carpenter. Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 17: 273. 1937.
  2. ^ North American Network of Small herbaria, Physalis caudella
  3. ^ Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994b. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140.