Cutleaf Ground Cherry is a branched erect nearly hairless herb, with
angled, hollow stems. Leaves are ovate to ovate-oblong, blunt or pointed
or rounded (somewhat asymmetric) at base, pointed at tip. Leaves are
wavy-toothed, rather dark dull green, 3-15 cm long, 2.5-10 cm wide, on
long stalks 2-10 cm. Sepal cup is 4-6 mm long in flower, 2-4 cm long in
fruit. Flowers are nearly 1 cm long, yellowish-green, anthers blue, 1-2
mm. Fruit is about 1-1.8 cm long, ellipsoid, within the balloon-like
calyx; seeds about 1.7 mm long, flat, yellowish, kidney-shaped.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke, R. Vijayasankar
Photographed in Maharashtra, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh.
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