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Questions and Answers: 2014

Question: Is this picture better?

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    Is this picture better?

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    Dear cranblarry, thank you for the additional image, it confirmed my hypothesis. Your plant is a species of Physalis (ground-cherry), a member of the Solanaceae (nightshade family). The cultivated tomatillo is a member of this genus with larger, less sweet fruits. The fruit (a berry) will be enclosed in the accrescent calyx (sepals that continue to grow during development of fruit). Best wishes.