Species
Tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
Varieties
1 entriesPhysalis philadelphica, the tomatillo, is an annual Solanaceae. A papery, lantern-like husk surrounds the developing berry, which eventually fills it.
Botanical characteristics
The husk is the enlarged flower calyx, not the fruit skin. This structure helps distinguish tomatillo seed references from ordinary tomato entries.
Berry and papery husk
Tomatillo is the species seed entry in the bulk vegetable-seed assortment; no named fruit-colour selection is specified.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Physalis ixocarpa (philadelphica)
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Solanales
- Species
- Physalis ixocarpa (philadelphica)