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Purple groundcherry (Quincula lobata)
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Purple groundcherry (Quincula lobata)
Purple Ground Cherry
(Quincula lobata)
Perennial
This plant is also called the Plains Chinese Lantern due to the look of the seed pod. This plant forms thick mats by the spreading of rhizomes. It flowers from spring to early fall. It is drought-resistant and known to grow in the western half of Kansas.
The Purple Ground Cherry grows mainly in open prairies, waste areas, and barren places and is a member of the nightshade family.
Native Americans make jelly out of the berries. There are no known medicinal uses for the Purple Ground Cherry.
Photos Captured with the following equipment:
Sony Alpha a6500 Mirrorless Digital Camera 
Sony FE 90mm f/2.8-22 Macro G OSS Prime Lens
For more information on the Texas wildflowers, check out the following books.
Wildflowers of Texas
Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide
Wild Edible Plants of Texas
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