Family: Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) Distinctive features:
Sticky hairs covering plant. Small yellow flowers hanging down low. Similar species: • Long-leaved Ground Cherry (Physalis longifolia) - Flowers are paler yllow; plant lacks the fine hairs. Flowers: Summer; Yellow Habitat: Fields and Open Areas Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 204 Native/Non-native:
Native Photography notes:
The flowers are tough to photograph, as they hang down very low. For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
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Clammy Ground Cherry flowers are yellow and hang down very low.
Hence it is very difficult to get good photographs of the inside of the flower.
Note the fine hairs coverign the entire plant. These hairs are somewhat sticky, giving this species its common name.
