Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla Nees
Clammy Groundcherry
Meskwaki - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247
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Physalis heterophylla Nees
Scientific name: Physalis heterophylla Nees
USDA symbol: PHHEH3 (
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Common names: Clammy Groundcherry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Root used as a medicine.
RECRD: 91196 id: 26678