Strawberry groundcherry
Alkekengi officinarum Moench
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 51 cm
- wide
- —
Solanaceae
Formerly Boberella alkekengi, Physalis alkekengi
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Perennial or rhizomatous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SE. Europe to ChinaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 41 cm to 61 cmRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- WhiteRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -20 °C (USDA zone 6b)Read from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (9)
- Chinese
- 挂金灯, 酸浆, 酸浆根
- Russian
- пёсья вишня
- Asturian
- alquequenxe
- Czech
- mochyně židovská
- German
- Gewöhnliche Blasenkirsche
- Finnish
- isolyhtykukka
- Dutch
- Echte lampionplant
- Slovenian
- navadno volčje jabolko
- Simplified Chinese
- 红姑娘, 酸浆
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 2.0
- 3D model: Alkekengi officinarum (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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