Solanum wallacei
| Solanum wallacei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. wallacei |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum wallacei (A.Gray) Parish | |
Solanum wallacei, also known as Catalina nightshade,[1] Wallace's nightshade, Northern island nightshade, or wild tomato, is a perennial plant that produces purple flowers, but otherwise resembles a tomato plant. The foliage and purple-black berries are poisonous.
This rare plant is native to canyons and hillsides on two of the three Channel Islands of California, as well as Guadalupe Island off Baja California.[2] It blooms in April and May.
Wallace's nightshade is named for William Allen Wallace (1815-1893) who collected samples from the Los Angeles area around 1854. Also named for him, Eriophyllum wallacei, the woolly daisy, among others.
References
- ↑ "Solanum wallacei". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
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