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Old September 17, 2007   #12
where_with_all
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Originally Posted by carolyn137 View Post
Just a wee comment here. Ground cherry doesn't refer to one species. All ground cherries, so to speak, are in the genus Physalis, same genus as those decorative Chinese Lanterns, but there are several different species of ground cherries. Some of them are ground huggers and others are taller upright plants.

So I think unless one knows exactly what they're tasting/growing, it's hard to make comparisons.
The ones I tasted were Physalis Pruinosa -Aunt molly or Goldie
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