Physalis viscosa L.

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Status:	Introduced
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Derivation of specific name:	viscosa: viscid, sticky
Habitat:	Disturbed ground
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to America from the south-eastern and south-central United States southwards throughout Central America and the Antilles to Argentina
Zimbabwe distribution:	W
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Literature:	Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Pages 46 - 47.

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