Physochlaina physaloides (L.) G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Physochlaina

Characteristics

Plants 30-50 cm tall. Stems glandular pubescent, glabrescent. Petiole 1-4 cm; leaf blade ovate, 3-8 × 2.5-5 cm, glandular pubescent, glabrescent, base broadly cuneate, decurrent into petiole, margin entire and sinuate, apex acute. Inflorescences umbellate; bracts scalelike. Pedicel 5-10 mm, glandular pubescent. Calyx narrowly tubular-campanulate, 6-8 × 4 mm; lobes ca. 2 mm, ciliate. Corolla purple, funnelform, more than twice as long as calyx; tube pale purple. Stamens slightly exserted. Style obviously exserted. Fruiting calyx inflated, ovoid or globose, 1.5-2.5 × 1-1.5 cm, mouth contracted, not closed. Capsules ca. 8 mm in diam. Seeds yellow, compressed reniform, ca. 3 × 2.5 mm. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system creeping-root
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Blooming months
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Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Productivity -

Images

Physochlaina physaloides unspecified picture

Distribution

Physochlaina physaloides world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:817642-1
WFO ID wfo-0001025078
COL ID 4HHLJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 969890
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Synonyms

Physochlaina dahurica Physochlaina physaloides Physochlaina pseudophysaloides Scopolia physaloides Hyoscyamus physalodes Pulmonaria hirta