The Wild Cape Gooseberry plant
| Common Classification | |||
| Common Names | Cape gooseberry, Wild cape Gooseberry, Kupanti, Ground Cherry | ||
| Name in Sinhalese | Nalal Batu, Heen Mottu | ||
| Categories | Herbs, Shrubs,Weeds | ||
| Scientific Classification | |||
| Family | Solanaceae | ||
| Genus | Physalis | ||
| Species | P. minima | ||
| Scientific Names | Physalis minima, Physalis micrantha, Physalis parviflora | ||
| Status | |||
| Culinary / Edible | Yes | Low | Fruits |
| Use as Medicament | Yes | Low | Leaves |
| Poisoned / Toxin | No | ||
| Description | |||
| Origin | Ground cherry or wild cape gooseberry is a annual plant , native to America and now naturalized in throughout the world. It is commonly found in roadside ways, in groves, and home gardens. The plant best grows when soil is rich and moisture with light shade.In the early, the plant was use as a herbs but now it is consider as a weed. | ||
| Identification | |||
 Flower of Wild Cape Goose berry |  Wild Cape gooseberry fruit in ripe | ||
 Seed of the fruit Wild cape gooseberry (Physalis minima) |  Leaves of Wild Cape gooseberry | ||
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