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apple of Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Nicandra physalodes
apple of Peru Nightshade Family
Nicandra physalodes Solanaceae
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common names
  apple of Peru
  shoofly plant
accepted scientific name
  Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.
rules for finding collection records
  Nicandra physalodes (63)
family name
  • Solanaceae
Image Author: ©2009 Forest And Kim Starr
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is 1.0 to 1.5 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed All Year
Non-Native. Naturalized.

How Likely at this Location (16%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (63%)
where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Rocky
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Forest
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Nicandra physalodes   (L.) Gaertn.   (TSN: 30561, Index: 776)


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