Solanaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	nightshade family • potato family

Photos

Close-up of a nightshade plant (Solanum species) with small white star-shaped flowers and yellow stamens on a green stem with pointed leaves.

fingerling potatoes

A ripe red tomato hangs from a green vine surrounded by leaves in a garden.

Thai chili pepper

Rows of green Nicotiana tabacum tobacco plants growing in soil, showing broad, bright leaves and healthy foliage.

Cluster of white petunia flowers with star-shaped purple markings, surrounded by green leaves.

red angel's trumpet

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Topics

mandrake Pepper tobacco Mandragora officinarum Lycianthe Cestrum Withania somnifera angel’s trumpet nightshade petunia Convolvulaceae

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