Physalis alkekengi is toxic to horses. The reported severity is severe. Also known as Japanese-Lantern and Chinese Lantern Plant.
If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.
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Alkekengi is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae with a single species Alkekengi officinarum. This species is native to the regions covering Southern Europe to South Asia and Northeast Asia.
Also recorded as Chinese lantern and Japanese-lanterns.
More from the Solanaceae family: