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Nov 9, 2023 · Solanum is the largest genus in the nightshade family, which includes both edibles such as potatoes, peppers, and eggplants as well as ornamentals with flowers ranging from white to lavender and deep purple. Many species have a long bloom period during which they produce an almost non-stop flush of petite, fragrant blossoms. The vines are perennial and semi-evergreen in climates with mild ...
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May 5, 2022 · The Solanum family of plants is a large genus under the family umbrella of Solanaceae that includes up to 2,000 species, ranging from food crops, such as the potato and the tomato, to various ornamentals and medicinal species. The following entails interesting information about the Solanum genus and types of Solanum plants.
Solanum xanti is native to the western United States and Mexico, where it can be found growing in shrublands, oak/pine woodlands, and deciduous and coniferous forests in sandy, rocky, or clay soils. Purple Nightshade is best used in habitat restoration, perennial borders, water-wise, and native plant gardens.
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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.
The genus name, Solanum, is the Latin word, solamen, which means "comforting or soothing." The species name, americanum, is Latin for "from America." Some botanists consider this to be more than one species while others think it is a subspecies. Reportedly, another scientific synonym of American nightshade is Solanum ptycanthum.
The Solanaceae family includes a number of commonly collected or cultivated species. The most economically important genus of the family is Solanum, which contains the potato ( S. tuberosum, in fact, another common name of the family is the "potato family"), the tomato ( S. lycopersicum ), and the eggplant or aubergine ( S. melongena ).
Reliable and fast-growing, Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' (Chilean Potato Bush) is a large semi-evergreen climbing shrub that is smothered from summer to fall in large clusters of fragrant, rich purple-blue, starry flowers. Each flower has attractive contrasting, prominent yellow stamens. They give way to small, inedible, pale yellow fruits.
