[Arid_gardener] nightshade family

[Linda Drew]

Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)

The Solanaceae Family has been highly cultivated over the years - it 
includes potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, chili peppers (but not 
black pepper), tobacco and petunias. Some plants have great medicinal value, 
some are quite poisonous.

The calyx and corolla are 5-lobed, and usually there are 5 stamens. The 
fruit is partitioned into 2 or 4 seed-producing divisions, and may be dry or 
a fleshy berry.

Solanales. The Solanaceae are herbs, shrubs, or trees comprising about 85 
genera and 2,800 species that are frequently lianous or creeping. The leaves 
are alternate, usually simple, and lack stipules.


Use an internet search engine of your choice and search for
"Solanaceae".

Linda Drew
Master Gardener


>From: martypock@vtc.net
>To: <arid_gardener@Ag.arizona.edu>
>Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page
>Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 15:37:45 -0700 (MST)
>
>What vegetable plants besides tomatoes and potatoes are in the nightshade 
>family?
>
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