Solanaceae — Nightshade Family
Iochroma arborescens (L.) J.M.H.Shaw
Iochroma arborescens (L.) J.M.H.Shaw
Iochroma arborescens is a large shrub or small tree native to the Americas and Caribbean, with ornamental, folk medicinal, and documented toxic properties.
Jaltomata procumbens (Cav.) J.L.Gentry
Jaltomata procumbens (Cav.) J.L.Gentry
Jaltomata procumbens, or creeping false holly, is an herb native to the Americas with edible, grape-scented fruits valued as food.
Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière ex Lesc.) Bitter
Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière ex Lesc.) Bitter
Lycianthes rantonnetii is a blue-flowered evergreen shrub widely cultivated for gardens. It has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Lycium andersonii A.Gray
Lycium andersonii A.Gray
Lycium andersonii is a spiny flowering shrub in the nightshade family native to arid regions of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Lycium barbarum L.
Lycium barbarum L.
Lycium barbarum L. is a deciduous woody shrub with arching branches and spines, with pollination and fruiting patterns that vary by climate.
Lycium berlandieri Dunal
Lycium berlandieri Dunal
Lycium berlandieri, or Berlandier's wolfberry, is a desert nightshade shrub native to the southwestern US and Mexico.
Lycium brevipes Benth.
Lycium brevipes Benth.
Lycium brevipes, Baja desert-thorn, is a thorny nightshade shrub native to northwestern Mexico and California, used in southwestern landscaping.
Lycium californicum Nutt. ex A.Gray
Lycium californicum Nutt. ex A.Gray
Lycium californicum Nutt. ex A.Gray is a thorny shrub with fleshy leaves, spotted white flowers, and small bright red berries.
Lycium carolinianum Walter
Lycium carolinianum Walter
Lycium carolinianum is an edible flowering nightshade with small tomato-like fruits, commonly called Carolina desert-thorn or Christmas berry.
Lycium chinense Mill.
Lycium chinense Mill.
Lycium chinense Mill. is a deciduous wolfberry shrub used in traditional Chinese medicine with no proven health benefits.
Lycium cooperi A.Gray
Lycium cooperi A.Gray
Lycium cooperi, or peach thorn, is a thorny nightshade shrub native to the southwestern United States deserts and mountains.
Lycium ferocissimum Miers
Lycium ferocissimum Miers
Lycium ferocissimum (African boxthorn) is a large spiny shrub native to South African coastal areas, naturalized elsewhere and classified as a noxious weed in some regions.
Lycium fremontii A.Gray
Lycium fremontii A.Gray
Lycium fremontii is a thorny bushy shrub with purple-veined tubular flowers and small red berries.
Lycium pallidum Miers
Lycium pallidum Miers
Lycium pallidum Miers is a spiny desert shrub from North America, used historically by Native American groups for food and medicine.
Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.
Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.
Lycium shawii is a desert-adapted thorny shrub with edible berries used in traditional medicine across Arabia and parts of Africa.
Mandragora officinarum L.
Mandragora officinarum L.
Mandragora officinarum L. is a variable toxic Mediterranean perennial herb with a long history of problematic medicinal use.
Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.
Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.
Nicandra physalodes is an annual solanaceous plant native to western South America, with conflicting records of toxicity, medicinal and culinary uses.
Nicotiana acuminata (Graham) Hook.
Nicotiana acuminata (Graham) Hook.
Nicotiana acuminata, manyflower tobacco, is an annual wild tobacco native to Argentina and Chile, introduced elsewhere.
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S.Watson
Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S.Watson
Nicotiana attenuata, commonly coyote tobacco, is a wild North American tobacco used by several Native American groups ceremonially and medicinally.
Nicotiana clevelandii A.Gray
Nicotiana clevelandii A.Gray
Nicotiana clevelandii is an annual herb historically used medicinally and ritually by the Cahuilla.
Nicotiana glauca Graham
Nicotiana glauca Graham
Nicotiana glauca is a poisonous, often invasive woody plant native to South America with various human uses.
Nicotiana longiflora Cav.
Nicotiana longiflora Cav.
Nicotiana longiflora is a South American tobacco species cultivated for scented night flowers and valued for disease resistance in commercial tobacco varieties.
Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
Nicotiana obtusifolia, or desert tobacco, is a woody perennial flowering plant in the Solanaceae family native to the southwestern US and Mexico.
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia, Tex-Mex tobacco, is a tobacco species named for its Plumbago-like leaves.
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