Physalis viscosa Linnaeus forma glabra Waterfall, Rhodora 60: 135. 1958; P. walteri Nuttall var. glabra (Waterfall) D. B. Ward

Herbs glabrous except along leaf margins and calyx. Leaf blades narrowly spatulate to narrowly lanceolate. 2n = 24.

Flowering year-round in areas without frost. Beach dunes, edges of pine woods, disturbed coastal areas in sand; 0 m; Fla.

Nothovariety glabra occurs along the Gulf Coast from Pinellas County southward. Leaf width can vary considerably on a single plant; populations in Monroe County (Big Pine Key, Little Pine Key, No-Name Key) tend to have at least a few stems that resemble Physalis angustifolia.