Called “nightshade family” in GBIF
Solanaceae, commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. The family contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many members of the family have high alkaloid contents, making some highly toxic, but many—such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants and peppers—are commonly used in food around the world.
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Solanum lycopersicum
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Nicotiana tabacum
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Solanum tuberosum
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Solanum melongena
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Withania somnifera
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Solanum dulcamara
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Capsicum annuum
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Capsicum annuum
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Lycium barbarum
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Datura wrightii
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Lycium berlandieri
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Solanum rostratum
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Solanum carolinense
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Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
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Solanum pimpinellifolium
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Atropa belladonna
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Nicotiana alata
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Datura stramonium
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Solanum muricatum
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Nicotiana glauca
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Atropa (Deadly Nightshade), Cestrum (Cestrum latifolium), Nierembergia (Nierembergia rivularis), Petunia (Petunia).
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Roses and potatoes bred with this bacterial trick could be made more compact, root more easily from cuttings, and potentially...
Same biochemical switch that makes plants fight off pests and stress also controls the pigments and aromas in your fruits,...
Tweaking how a plant senses light and heat could lead to tomatoes, rice, and wheat varieties that grow better in changing...
Potatoes you plant in your garden carry an invisible legacy of helpful bacteria from their parent tubers — meaning the health...
It suggests that one day, instead of synthetic pesticides, gardeners and farmers might spray a natural plant protein to...
Tomatoes on your plate may have been grown in soil where routine farm sprays are quietly breeding bacteria that resist the...
Understanding exactly which potato smells attract destructive moths could help breeders develop pest-resistant potato...
It could lead to naturally sweeter tomatoes in grocery stores and home gardens — no artificial flavoring, no selective...
Faster gene-editing validation means plant scientists can more quickly breed tomatoes and other crops with improved...
It points toward a way to engineer food crops — like tomatoes — that stay productive even when growing in calcium-poor soils,...
Gardeners and farmers struggling with dry summers may be able to use low-cost chloride-containing fertilizers to help their...
Chicken, eggs, and turkey on your plate are the leading sources of Salmonella outbreaks, and plant-grown vaccines could offer...
Oomycetes cause the kind of plant diseases that rot your tomatoes, wipe out potato crops, and can sweep through gardens and...
Plants in your grocery store's 'meat' aisle — soy, peas, wheat — are being engineered into ultra-processed products, and...
Faster, more precise plant breeding could soon bring you tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes that are better equipped to survive...
Tomatoes, peppers, and squash in your garden are constantly battling viruses that secretly sabotage their ability to both grow...
It points toward a compost-based, chemical-free way to protect your tomato crop from one of the most damaging viruses...
Understanding exactly how plants switch on their immune systems could soon lead to tomatoes, wheat, and potatoes bred to...
Roughly half the world's arable land is too acidic for many crops, and this research points toward tomatoes — and eventually...
Understanding how plants 'listen' to helpful fungi could soon lead to crops that need fewer pesticides and survive drought...
Tomatoes growing in your backyard or on your windowsill contain compounds that scientists are now linking to brain protection...
If citric acid — a cheap, food-safe compound — can protect vegetables grown in lead-contaminated soil, it could offer home...
Tomatoes you buy at the grocery store have lost much of their natural toughness over decades of breeding for looks and shelf...
It brings us closer to tomatoes and other garden crops that naturally fend off insects on their own, potentially reducing the...
GBNV can devastate tomato, peanut, and bean crops that many gardeners and farmers rely on, and a faster, cheaper detection...
Cadmium from contaminated farmland ends up in the food you eat, and this approach shows that farmers can clean that pollution...
It could lead to tomatoes that stay fresh on your counter or in stores for much longer without going moldy, reducing the...
Understanding how plants naturally defend themselves against disease could help scientists breed crops that resist infections...