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Physalis heterophylla
clammy groundcherry
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Physalis heterophylla Nees
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		clammy groundcherry
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Solanales, Family Solanaceae, Genus Physalis, Species Physalis heterophylla


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S3S4; VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Thicket National Preserve
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Cape Cod National Seashore	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/16/2026 5:13:44 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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