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Fruits including tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant/aubergine, bell peppers and chili peppers, all of which are closely related members of the Solanaceae.. The Solanaceae (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), [2] or the nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of ...
Solanum nigrum, the European black nightshade or simply black nightshade or blackberry nightshade, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. Ripe berries and cooked leaves of edible strains are used as food in some locales, and plant parts are ...
Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1,500 species. It also contains the so-called horse nettles (unrelated to the genus of ...
Solanum americanum, commonly known as American black nightshade, [3] small-flowered nightshade [4] or glossy nightshade, is a herbaceous flowering plant of wide though uncertain native range. The certain native range encompasses the tropics and subtropics of the Americas , Melanesia , New Guinea , and Australia .
Solanum elaeagnifolium, the silverleaf nightshade[1] or silver-leaved nightshade, is a species of plant in the nightshade family native to North and South America. It is common in parts of southwestern USA, and sometimes weed of western North America. Other common names include prairie berry, silverleaf nettle, white horsenettle or silver ...
Solanum xanti, known commonly as chaparral nightshade, [1] purple nightshade, and San Diego nightshade, is a member of the genus Solanum. It is native to the Western United States in Arizona , California , Nevada , and Oregon , and to northwest Mexico in Baja California .
Solanum rostratum is a species of nightshade (genus Solanum) that is native to the United States and northern and central Mexico. [2] Common names include buffalobur nightshade, [3] buffalo-bur, [4] spiny nightshade, Colorado bur, Kansas thistle, bad woman, Mexican thistle, and Texas thistle. It is an annual, self-compatible herb that forms a ...
Solanum triflorum is a species of nightshade, in the family Solanaceae, also known as cutleaf nightshade [1] and small nightshade. [2] Like many nightshades, S. triflorum is native to South America, specifically to Argentina; [3] it has made its way onto other continents, including Europe and Australia, [4] as an introduced species, where it is deemed a weed, at times.