species 12,776 observations
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Field notes
Supports All
26
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Carolina Sphinx, Salt Marsh Moth, Tobacco Budworm Moth, Corn Earworm Moth
7
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Broad-footed Cellophane Bee, Ground Cherry Sweat Bee, Ground-cherry Fairy Bee
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Rhagoletis striatella
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Wild Turkey, Colorado Potato Beetle, Orca
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Sleepy Orange, Four-spurred Assassin Bug
9
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.