Violet Wildflower
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Name: Quincula
lobata (Physalis lobata) Common Name: Chinese Lantern, Purple Ground Cherry Flower Color: Purple Plant Type: Herb, Perennial Height: To 18 inches (46 cm) tall, but usually less Date Observed: April 9, 2004 & September 9, 2006 Notes: The 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide, disk-like flowers have a shiny, 5-pointed star and a hairy white spot at the base of each star lobe. The fruit is a round, yellow berry in an inflated, lantern-like calyx. The leaves are oblong, pinnately lobed, and beaded with white dots. |
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