Physalis Peruviana (commonly known as the Cape Gooseberry) is indigenous to Central America, but grows well in Africa.
Physalis peruviana is not at all related to the larger gooseberries of Europe and the Far East]]. The fruit is a small round berry, about the size of a marble, full of small seeds. It is bright yellow, when ripe, and very sweet, making it ideal for baking into pies and making jam. The most notable feature of the Cape Gooseberry is the single lantern-type pod that covers each berry, the feature that gives the gooseberry its "caped" appearance.
The wild gooseberry is a small, straggling bush shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall.
The gooseberry is indigenous in Europe and western Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia.
The gooseberry in the south of England will grow well in cool situations, and may be sometimes seen in gardens near London flourishing under the partial shade of apple trees; but in the north it needs full exposure to the sun to bring the fruit to perfection.
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