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Physalis angulata L.

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 183 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Upright shrub or herb, to 2 m high. Fl. yellow/white/cream, Mar to Sep. Red alluvial soil, red sand, black clay. Sandplains, floodplains, dried-up river beds, edges of water channels.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 May 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Perth, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Perth, Port Hedland, Rockingham, Wyndham-East Kimberley.