Common Name:
APPLE-OF-PERU, SHOO-FLY PLANT
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
*
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Ad A-Forb
R. W. Smith
A native of Peru, cultivated for its flowers and rarely a waif in disturbed ground. First collected by the First Survey in 1838 in Calhoun Co.; our few collections are almost all from before 1940. This looks much like a Physalis species, but with lilac-blue flowers.
Locations
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Calhoun County
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Gratiot County
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Houghton County
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Washtenaw County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March 7, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2700.