Flower:

Flowers hang down on stems that arise from a leaf axil. They are about ¾ inch across, bell-shaped with 5 shallow lobes, pale yellow with dark greenish to purple-brown spots on the inside at the base of the throat. There are 5 creamy yellow stamens with yellow or purple tips. The bract holding the base of the flower has 5 pointed lobes and is densely covered in long hairs. The outside of the flowers is also hairy. One plant has a few to about a dozen flowers on branching stems.

Leaves and stem:

Leaves are up to 4 inches long and 3 inches wide, alternately attached, softly hairy with a few coarse teeth around the edges and a leaf stem averaging 1 inch long. The shape is somewhat irregular, but is generally egg-shaped with a rounded base and pointed tip. The color is often a bit yellowish green and the edges may be a little wavy. The main stem is covered in long soft hairs.

Fruit:

Fruit is a green berry that turns yellow when ripe. The berry is covered in a papery shell shaped like an inverted tear drop that swells up as the fruit matures.

Notes:

The flowers of Clammy Ground Cherry are nearly identical to those of Virginia Ground Cherry. The two species can be distinguished by the shape of the leaves - Virginia Ground Cherry leaves are narrow and mostly toothless. The fruit of both species are edible when ripe, but all other parts of these plants are toxic.