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The Solanaceae (/ ˌ s ɒ l ə ˈ n eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /), 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 agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals.
Called the nightshade family or the potato family, Solanaceae has more than 90 genera and nearly 3,000 species distributed throughout the world. Its members are characterized by flowers with five petals, sepals, and stamens and typically bear alternate leaves. Many species contain toxic alkaloids.
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Solanaceae, the nightshade, or potato, family of flowering plants (order Solanales), with 102 genera and about 2,280 species, many of considerable economic importance as food and drug plants. Members of the Solanaceae family are found throughout the world but are most abundant and widely.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nightshade (Solanum) is a genus of about 2,300 species of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Some nightshades are edible, such as tomato, potato, and eggplant, while others are poisonous, such as bittersweet and deadly nightshade.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Identify plants and flowers of the Nightshade family (Solanaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families.
Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants in the Solanales order, characterized by five-petaled flowers, typically conical or funnelform, and alternate or alternate to opposite leaves, and including some of the more important food and drug-producing plants, including potato, tomato, eggplant, tobacco, chili pepper, and deadly nightshade.
May 8, 2018 · Solanaceae is a plant family with about 2,500 species in 90 genera, mostly herbs but some shrubs and trees. It includes many important food and drug plants, such as potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, and belladonna, as well as ornamentals and poisonous species.
