fruit plant used as vegetable ground cherry plant Physalis spp. Physalis L. PLANTS:PHYSA Physalis is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family (*Solanaceae*), which grow in warm temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Most of the species, of which there may be 75-90, are indigenous to the New World. Cultivated species and weedy annuals have been introduced worldwide. A notable feature is the formation of a large papery husk derived from the calyx, which partly or fully encloses the fruit. The fruit is small and orange, similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis] groundcherry husk tomato physalis spp. solanaceae plant requires discussion