Family: Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) Distinctive features:
Sticky hairs covering plant. Small yellow flowers hanging down low. Similar species: • Smooth Ground Cherry (Physalis subglabrata) - Flowers are paler yllow; plant lacks the fine hairs. Flowers: Summer; Yellow Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 204 Native/Non-native:
Native Photography notes:
The flowers are tough to photograph, as they hang down very low. Photographs:
41 photographs available, of which 10 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Clammy Ground Cherry flowers are yellow and hang down very low.
Hence it is very difficult to get good photographs of the inside of the flower.
Note the fine hairs coverign the entire plant. These hairs are somewhat sticky, giving this species its common name.
