Physalis angulata

Physalis angulata is an erect, herbaceous, annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. It reproduces by seed. Its leaves are dark green and roughly oval, often with tooth shapes around the edge. The flowers are five-sided and pale yellow; the yellow-orange fruits are born inside a balloon-like calyx. It is native to the Americas, but is now widely distributed and naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

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This species is closely related to, yet distinct from Physalis peruviana, also known as the Cape gooseberry. The latter is a fruit indigenous to and cultivated in the western Andes, and it enjoys global distribution.