Clammy Groundcherry

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Vegetative plants.  Key characteristics: leaves and stems are covered with dense hair and the stems are often purple in color.

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Closeup of foliage.  Leaf margins have irregular teeth.

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Flowers are yellow with purple centers.

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Fruit is "hot-air balloon-like" in shape.

  

Seed.  Seed have a rough texture, are flattened and nearly round in shape and bright yellowish-orange.  Length and width is approximately 2.0 mm.

Life cycle: perennial.