Index / Search / Physalis virginiana
§1 Plant
Physalis virginiana Mill.
vernacular Virginia groundcherry — species · Solanaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Solanaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Physalis
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 790 counties across 35 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 790 counties across 35 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Nevada 05099
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Scott 05127
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Colorado view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Arapahoe 08005
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Cheyenne 08017
- Delta 08029
- Denver 08031
- El Paso 08041
- Gunnison 08051
- Jefferson 08059
- Kiowa 08061
- Kit Carson 08063
- La Plata 08067
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Logan 08075
- Mesa 08077
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Otero 08089
- Routt 08107
- Sedgwick 08115
- Weld 08123
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Cowley 20035
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Harper 20077
- Jackson 20085
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lyon 20111
- McPherson 20113
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Dickinson 26043
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Menominee 26109
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oscoda 26135
- Roscommon 26143
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
Minnesota view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Swift 27151
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Harrison 29081
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
Nebraska view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dakota 31043
- Dawes 31045
- Deuel 31049
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Gage 31067
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Kearney 31099
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Nance 31125
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 13 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Ashe 37009
- Beaufort 37013
- Bladen 37017
- Burke 37023
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Mitchell 37121
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Surry 37171
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
North Dakota view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Bottineau 38009
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Dickey 38021
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- LaMoure 38045
- McIntosh 38051
- McLean 38055
- Mountrail 38061
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Sioux 38085
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
Ohio view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 7 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Charleston 45019
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Fairfield 45039
- Hampton 45049
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Union 45087
- York 45091
South Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamblen 47063
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Rutherford 47149
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PHVI5 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5341786 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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