Physalis (ground cherry)

..... lvs nearly glabrous sparsely hairy on both sides sl to abundantly hirsutulous on both sides
1) rhizomatous, colonial perennials; cor commony 12-20mm ..... ..... .....
2) upper part of the stem w/ soft, slender, widely spreaing hairs ..... ..... clammy g.c. (2.heterophylla) sticky hairs; dry or sandy soil, upland woods & prairies; our most abudnant sp.; QE to FL
2) upper part of stem with short, stiffish hairs, or glabrous ..... ..... .....
3)calyx tube minutely strigose longleaf g.c. (3.longifolia) fields, upland woods, prairies; VT to VA ..... .....
3)calyx tube hirsute or hirsutulous over its whole survace ..... Virginia g.c. (4.virginiana) downy w/ small prickles; fields, upland woods, prairies; CN to SC, AL .....
1) taprooted annuals; cor seldom over about 1cm ..... ..... downy g.c. (9.pubescens) lvs grayish; downy stem; n to MA, ON