*Salpichroa origanifolia (Lam.) Baillon, Hist. Pl. 9: 288 (1888)

Physalis origanifolia Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 2: 28 (1794). 

T: Not Australian; n.v. 

S. rhomboidea (Hook.) Miers, London. J. Bot. 4: 326 (1845); Atropa rhomboidea Hook., Bot. Misc. 1: 135; t. 37 (1829). 

T: Not Australian; n.v.

Rhizomatous perennial to 30 cm, sparsely pubescent with minute, forked hairs at least on calyx margin.

Lower leaves alternate; lamina ovate-lanceolate, up to 5 cm long; upper leaves often 2 per node (but not opposite), lanceolate, c. 3 cm long; margin toothed or sinuate, sometimes entire; base cuneate; petiole to 2 cm long, narrowly winged above.

Pedicels 7–12 mm long. Calyx 6–10 mm long; lobes triangular, 2–4 mm long. Corolla rotate or 5–angled, 11–15 mm long, pale yellow, often with conspicuous olive-yellow blotches towards base. Anthers 3–4 mm long. Style 9–10 mm long.

Fruiting calyx 10–angled, 15–20 (occasionally to 30) mm long, dull yellow-green, drying to pale brown or straw-colour. Berry globular, 10–15 mm diam. Seeds disc-shaped, 1.7–2.3 mm long, pale yellow or light brown.

Probably native to temperate South America but naturalised in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia.  

Widespread in south-eastern Australia; occurs in all States but not N.T. Common in waste places, predominantly in urban areas.