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Physalis peruviana L.
Cape Gooseberry

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] edn 2, 2:1670 (1763)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, slender shrub, 0.3-1.5(-2.5) m high. Fl. yellow, Jun to Aug or Nov to Dec or Jan. Roadverges, creeklines.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Capel, Gingin, Kalamunda, Nannup, Rockingham, South Perth, Wanneroo, Waroona.