Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wildflowers of Ainsworth: Clammy Ground Cherry

The first time I identified a Ground Cherry, I wasn't sure whether it was the Smooth or Clammy variety. This year I have both varieties growing within a few feet of each other, making it embarrassingly obvious that my earlier specimen was Smooth.

So here's Clammy Ground Cherry.

Clammy Ground Cherry
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Its leaves are coarsely toothed and slightly downy.

Clammy Leaf

Downy stems! Downy calyxes! (Or calyces. Whatever.)

Clammy blossom


Here's the Smooth Ground Cherry growing next door.

Smooth Ground Cherry

Thinks it's so smooth, with those barely toothed leaves.

Smooth leaves

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