Physalis caudella
Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 273. 1937.
Herbs perennial, rhizomatous, rhizomes deeply buried and seldom collected, sparsely pubescent to densely villous, hairs simple, jointed, 1–3 mm. Stems erect, branching infrequently, branches ascending to spreading, 1–3(–4) dm. Leaves petiolate; petiole to 1/3 blade at proximal nodes, appearing ± sessile at distal nodes; blade lanceolate or lanceolate-ovate, (2.5–)4.5–7.5(–9.5) × 1.2–2.5(–4) cm, base rounded and tapering to petiole, margins entire, saliently few-toothed, or repand. Pedicels 8–13(–15) mm, 10–20(–25) mm in fruit. Flowers: calyx 6–10 mm, lobes 2–5(–7) mm; corolla yellow with dark purple-black spots, campanulate-rotate, 14–16 mm; anthers dark purple to blue, rarely yellow, not twisted after dehiscence, (2–)3–3.5 mm. Fruiting calyces loosely enclosing berry, 10-ribbed, (20–)30–50 × 20–30(–35) mm, lobes attenuate. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering (sporadically Jun–)Aug.
Habitat: Loose, gravelly soil near streams, slopes, rocky ridges, pinyon-oak-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1200–2800 m.
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora).
Discussion
Only a few herbarium specimens of Physalis caudella have been seen from the flora area (Apache, Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz counties in Arizona, and Catron County in New Mexico).
Selected References
None.