Solanaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Nightshade Family.
A family of about 94-96 genera and 2400-3000 species, herbs, shrubs, trees, and lianas, nearly cosmopolitan but especially diverse in South America.
References: Barboza et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Hunziker (2001); Sullivan (2023a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Solanum | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nicotiana glauca | Original Image ⭷
© Aidan Campos | Solanum source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Physalis | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Cestrum | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Lycium carolinianum, fruit, Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Lycium source | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Physalis | Original Image ⭷
© Some Luser, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Some Luser | Datura source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
© Alan Cressler: Nicotiana tabacum, cultivated crop, Beasleys Bend, Smith County, Tennessee, Marion Smith 1 by Alan Cressler | Nicotiana source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Nicotiana | Original Image ⭷
© Nicolás Baresch Uribe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nicolás Baresch Uribe | Browallia source | Original Image ⭷
© Paul Marcum | Calibrachoa parviflora source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Quincula lobata, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler | Quincula lobata source | Original Image ⭷
© Kyle Campbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kyle Campbell | Cestrum parqui source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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