Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small herb with lanceolate leaves and pendent, trumpet-shaped flowers.
Height:
	About 6-12 inches or sometimes more. Spreading and forming small patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to the Monroe County Keys. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys, and perhaps absent from the upper and middle Keys.
Habitats:
	Pinelands and open coastal areas.
Soils:
	Moist to dry, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Secondary line; tolerates significant salt wind without injury, but usually is somewhat protected.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Dull yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Green to yellow berry surrounded by papery calyx. All year.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Groundcherry is related to the tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa), which is used in Mexican cooking.