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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Solanaceae
Leucophysalis grandiflora (Hook.) Rydb.
large-flowered ground-cherry, white-flowered ground-cherry
Leucophysalis: from Greek leukos, "white" and physalis, "a bladder"
grandiflora: large-flowered
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb |
| Flower: | cream to white with pale yellow center, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide, saucer-shaped, stalked; inflorescence usually 2-4 flowers from the upper leaf axils; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | berry almost filling the open-tipped covering |
| Leaf: | simple, oval with a pointed end |
| Habitat: | dry; in rocky, sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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