Cataracta

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Speciesbox

|genus = Cataracta

|parent_authority = Zamora-Tav., O.Vargas & M.Martínez (2023)

|display_parents = 4

|species = microphysa

|authority = (A.Gray) Zamora-Tav., O.Vargas & M.Martínez (2023)

|synonyms =

• Physalis campanulata {{small|Brandegee (1912)}}
• Physalis microphysa {{small|A.Gray (1886)}}

|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3302777-4 Cataracta microphysa (A.Gray) Zamora-Tav., O.Vargas & M.Martínez]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

}}

Cataracta microphysa is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is the sole species in genus Cataracta. It is a subshrub native to Mexico, ranging from Jalisco to northeastern Mexico.