Physalis texana Rydberg, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 339. 1896; P. virginiana Miller var. texana (Rydberg) Waterfall

Herbs glabrous except for short, sparse, antrorse hairs on flowering calyx and pedicel. Stems erect to decumbent, branching at base, 1–1.5 dm. Leaf blades ovate, 3.5–5.5 × 1.7–4.5 cm. Flowers: corolla 11 mm; anthers yellow. 2n = 24.

Flowering Mar–Nov. Alluvial sand or clay, partially shaded stream banks, woodlands, thickets, disturbed or cultivated sites; 0–20 m; Tex.

Variety texana is known from central to southern Texas.