Physalis alkekengi

Physalis alkekengi L. Engl.: strawberry groundcherry, winter cherry, alkekengi, Cape gooseberry, Chinese lantern plant, Chinese lanterns, common winter cherry, Japanese lantern, strawberry tomato. Deu.: Judenkirsche, Wilde Blasenkirsche, Blasenkirsche, Gewöhnliche Judenkirsche, Lampionblume, Laternen-Judenkirsche. Suom.: lyhtykoiso, juutalaiskirsikka, lyhtykukka. Sven.: judekörs, japansk lykta, japanskt körsbär, kinesisk lykta. Fran.: coqueret. Bot. syn.: Physalis franchetii Mast. Pre-Linnaean: Alkekengi officinarum, Halicacabum vulgare, Physalis alkekengi officinarum,, Physalis caule simplici annuo foliis integerrimis geminatis floribus solitarius, Solanum vesicarium, Solanum vesicarium vulgare repens fructu et vesica rubra.

Winter Cherry.

Classic texts: John Hill 1812.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 6.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 6. Plants in fruit. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2007-09-11.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 7.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 7. Leaf and orange husks. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2007-09-11.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 8.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 8. Orange husk. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2007-09-11.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 9.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 9. Flower. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2007-09-11.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 3.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 3. Plant in fruit: brown, red, orange and green husks, from the ground on up. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-10.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 4.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 4. Orange husk. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-10.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 5.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 5. Orange husk. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-10.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi. Flower after a rain. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-07.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 1.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 1. Plant with bright orange husks. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-07.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 2.

Photo: Physalis alkekengi 2. Bright orange husk. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-07.