ground cherry, strawberry tomato, dwarf Cape gooseberry, **Ananaskirsche**, Erdbeertomate, Erdkirsche | ground cherry, strawberry tomato, dwarf Cape gooseberry, **Ananaskirsche**, Erdbeertomate, Erdkirsche |
Annual herb, 40-70(-140)cm tall, native to Central america, [[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317701-2|naturalized]] and cultivated elsewhere; branhclets glandular-pubescent; leaves alternate, ovate to elliptic, up to 12cm long, base corate with equal or unequal sides; flowers solitary, axillary, corolla campanulate, 10-15mm across, pale yellow or greenish-yellow; fruiting pedicels drooping; berries globos or globose-oblong, 1-2cm across, green turning yellow-orange covered in thin, papery husks. | Annual herb, 40-70(-140)cm tall, native to Central america, [[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317701-2|naturalized]] and cultivated elsewhere; branchlets glandular-pubescent; leaves alternate, ovate to elliptic, up to 12cm long, base corate with equal or unequal sides; flowers solitary, axillary, corolla campanulate, 10-15mm across, pale yellow or greenish-yellow; fruiting pedicels drooping; berries globos or globose-oblong, 1-2cm across, green turning yellow-orange covered in thin, papery husks. |
"An heirloom grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch since the early 1800s, ground cherry is prized for its sweet flavor with citrus overtones, described by some as #reminiscent of pineapple and brown sugar'. For jams, sauces and pies or added fresh to fruit salad. Berry sized fruits are encased in papery husks and store for 3 weeks or more." \\ | "An heirloom grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch since the early 1800s, ground cherry is prized for its sweet flavor with citrus overtones, described by some as #reminiscent of pineapple and brown sugar'. For jams, sauces and pies or added fresh to fruit salad. Berry sized fruits are encased in papery husks and store for 3 weeks or more." \\ |