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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
1000 km
Leaflet Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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.