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Physalis crassifolia var. versicolor

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Family Solanaceae

Taxonomy: Physalis crassifolia var. versicolor (Rydb.) Waterf.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Physalis versicolor Rydb. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Physalis viscosa L. (misapplied)
  • Physalis viscosa L. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (21), NHNSW_2014_2 (9), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 57 records in 7 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): green (1); red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 12.5 mm (10-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (1); yellow (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 38.34 mm (16.7-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 20 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.62 cm (0.5-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (2); oblique (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); shrub (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yyyyynnnnnny (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.06 mm (1.7-2.3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): discoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231621Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_20231317S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_279Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.