Physalis angulata var. angulata(cut-leaved ground-cherry, "Hirohafurinhozuki")
Japanese name: ヒロハフウリンホオズキ（広葉風鈴酸漿） Scientific name:Physalis angulata var. angulata
[Overview]
An annual 20–90 cm tall.
The stem branches well and spreads sideways.
The leaves are simple and alternate, ovate, 2.5–6 cm long, with irregular teeth on the margins.
The leaves are hairless on both surfaces.
The leaves have petioles.
The flowers are borne singly in the leaf axils and are cup-shaped, 0.7–1 cm across, facing sideways to slightly upward.
The flower color is cream, with the base dark purple to brown.
The fruit is a spherical berry 1.2 cm across, enclosed by the enlarged, bladder-like calyx.
The calyx is green with 10 ridges, and the veins are sometimes tinged brown.
[History]
It has become naturalized in warm regions.
[Uses]
The whole plant or the fruit is used medicinally.
The fruit is edible.
