Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
Capsicum chinense Jacq.
Capsicum chinense Jacq.
Capsicum chinense Jacq. is an American chili pepper species including the world’s hottest peppers, widely cultivated for culinary and ornamental use.
Capsicum frutescens L.
Capsicum frutescens L.
Capsicum frutescens L. is a small pungent pepper species originating from Central and northern/western South America.
Capsicum baccatum L.
Capsicum baccatum L.
Capsicum baccatum L. is a chili pepper species domesticated in the Andes, with ají amarillo being a widely used culinary variety.
Capsicum rhomboideum (Dunal) Kuntze
Capsicum rhomboideum (Dunal) Kuntze
Capsicum rhomboideum is a perennial pubescent shrub identifiable by rhomboidal to elliptical leaves, yellow bell flowers, and small pea-shaped red to black fruits.
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.
Capsicum pubescens is a domesticated pepper species, widely cultivated from Mexico to Peru and Indonesia, used in many South American dishes.
Datura ceratocaula Jacq.
Datura ceratocaula Jacq.
Datura ceratocaula Jacq. is an annual poisonous ornamental Datura species native to Mexico, whose toxicity can move up the food chain.
Brugmansia arborea (L.) Steud.
Brugmansia arborea (L.) Steud.
Brugmansia arborea is a fragrant-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree native to Andean valleys and invasive in New Caledonia.
Brugmansia insignis (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult.
Brugmansia insignis (Barb.Rodr.) Lockwood ex R.E.Schult.
Brugmansia insignis is a poisonous Peruvian shrub or small tree with large nodding funnel-shaped flowers.
Hyoscyamus muticus L.
Hyoscyamus muticus L.
Hyoscyamus muticus L., or Egyptian henbane, is a toxic alkaloid-rich plant with various historical and medicinal uses.
Lycium torreyi A.Gray
Lycium torreyi A.Gray
Lycium torreyi, or Torrey wolfberry, is a nightshade family flowering shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern US.
Lycium europaeum L.
Lycium europaeum L.
Lycium europaeum is an edible-fruited flowering plant in Solanaceae, native to the Mediterranean and introduced to nearby Atlantic islands.
Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer
Lycium schweinfurthii Dammer
Lycium schweinfurthii is a flowering plant species in the Solanaceae family found across south Mediterranean regions.
Lycium oxycarpum Dunal
Lycium oxycarpum Dunal
Lycium oxycarpum is a woody African Lycium species distinguished by its unique flowers, native to South Africa and southwestern Angola.
Lycium cinereum Thunb.
Lycium cinereum Thunb.
Lycium cinereum Thunb. is a small, very spiny shrub that bears small ovoid red berries.
Lycium horridum Thunb.
Lycium horridum Thunb.
Lycium horridum Thunb. is a rigid thorny dioecious shrub with small white flowers and red berries, found across southern Africa.
Lycium afrum L.
Lycium afrum L.
Lycium afrum L. is a thorny shrub native to South Africa's Western Cape, introduced to Australia as an uncommon hedge and potential invasive.
Lycium australe F.Muell.
Lycium australe F.Muell.
Lycium australe, Australian boxthorn, is a spiny endemic Australian plant closely related to invasive African boxthorn.
Lycium ruthenicum Murray
Lycium ruthenicum Murray
Lycium ruthenicum Murray is a low-growing shrub with a documented distribution in Asia and one documented traditional use.
Exodeconus miersii (Hook.fil.) D' Arcy
Exodeconus miersii (Hook.fil.) D' Arcy
Exodeconus miersii is a creeping ground cover plant with white trumpet flowers, widely found on the Galapagos Islands.
Nolana galapagensis (Christoph.) I.M.Johnst.
Nolana galapagensis (Christoph.) I.M.Johnst.
Nolana galapagensis is a small endemic coastal shrub from the Galapagos Islands with fleshy green leaves and small white flowers.
Physalis pubescens L.
Physalis pubescens L.
Physalis pubescens L. is an annual nightshade with edible ripe fruit and documented traditional human uses.
Physalis coztomatl Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal
Physalis coztomatl Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal
Physalis coztomatl is a rarely cultivated, edible-fruited Physalis species native to America that contains labdane diterpenes.
Physalis grisea (Waterf.) M.Martínez
Physalis grisea (Waterf.) M.Martínez
Physalis grisea is a commonly misidentified Physalis species cultivated for berries used in pies and preserves.
Physalis nicandroides Schltdl.
Physalis nicandroides Schltdl.
Physalis nicandroides is an annual herb native to Mexico and Central America, with edible fruits and uses in traditional medicine.
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