Leaf blades orbiculate to broadly ovate, 1–6(–8) cm wide, base truncate to slightly atten­uate, margins dentate, sinuate, or entire. Pedicels 15–60 mm in fruit. Corollas: limbs reflexed when fully open. Fruiting caly­ces 15–30 × 10–20 mm. 2n = 24.

Flowering year-round in areas without frost. Prairies, fields, roadsides, disturbed habitats; 100–1500 m; Ala., Ark., Kans., La., Mo., N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico.

In Mexico, var. cinerascens is widespread in central and eastern regions south to Yucatán.

SELECTED REFERENCE Sullivan, J. R. 1984. Pollination biology of Physalis viscosa var. cinerascens (Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 71: 815–820.