Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Smooth groundcherry
Botanical name: Physalis longifolia
Common family name: Nightshade
Family name: Solanaceae
WSSA code: PHYSU
US code: PHLOS
native
pollinator

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
Leaf division:
Leaf margin:
Leaf shape:
Leaf arrangement:
Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Green, Purple, Yellow
Color variation: Yellow to green-yellow petals with purple center
Tactile: Smooth
Type: Broadleaf
Growth habit: Forb/Herb
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.