Physaliastrum echinatum
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| Physaliastrum echinatum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Physaliastrum echinatum
Propagation: Seed
Cultivation: This species has mistakenly been treated in various floras as Physaliastrum japonicum (Franchet & Savatier)
Honda, which is a different species found only in Japan[1].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea and Russia.
Habitat: Grassy slopes and forests at low elevations[1].
Edibility: Fruit[2][3]. The fruit, which is enveloped in its calyx, is about 10mm in diameter[1].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.