Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Physalis virginiana P. Mill.

Family: Solanaceae

Origin: native

Common names:

Accomodation plant (1923) (156)

Ground-cherry [Ground cherry, Groundcherry] (1923) (156)

Hing-flower (1923) (156)

Husk-tomato [Husk tomato] (1923) (156)

Strawberry-tomato [Strawberry tomato] (1919) (107)

Virginia ground-cherry [Virginia ground cherry, Virginia groundcherry, Virginian ground cherry] (1899-Present) (4, 5, 50, 62, 72, 93, 97, 131, 155)

Wild cherry (1894-1923, Northern MN, misapplied) (5, 75, 156)

Wild ground-cherry [Wild ground cherry] (1932, SD) (85)

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