Pronunciation: FIS-a-lis kras-i-FO-lee-a
Common name: Thick-leaved ground-cherry
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Sandy, gravelly or rocky washes, flats and
slopes to 4000', creosote bush scrub, both deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Physalis
2) crassifolia