| Mullaca | |
| Physalis angulata | |
| a.k.a. Wild Tomato, Camapu, Winter Cherry |
Small yellow orange fruit similar in appearance to the ground cherry and cape gooseberry. Fruits have a sweetish flavor and a number of medicinal properties.
Description: Small shrub similar to the common tomato, can be grown as an annual or perennial. Plants are usually small, only 1-3ft in height.
Hardiness: In areas where frost or freezes occur, plants are easily grown as annuals.
Growing Environment: They enjoy full sun, fairly warm (but not hot) temperatures, and protection from frost.
Propagation: By seeds.
Uses: Eaten fresh. Can also be used much like the tomato. Traditionally, fruits are used to treat a variety of ailments, including kidney disease, jaundice, fevers, and earaches.
Native Range: Native to South America.