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Annual to shrub.
Leaf: generally simple, generally alternate, generally petioled; stipules 0; blade entire to deeply lobed.
Inflorescence: various.
Flower: bisexual; calyx lobes generally 5; corolla ± radial, cylindric to rotate, lobes generally 5; stamens 5, on corolla tube, alternate lobes; ovary superior, generally 2-chambered, style 1.
Fruit: berry, loculicidal or septicidal capsule, [( drupe)], 2–5-chambered.
75 genera, 3000 species: worldwide, especially ± tropics; many alien weeds in CA; many cultivated for food, drugs, or ornamental (potato, tomato, peppers, tobacco, petunia); many TOXIC. [Hunziker 2001 Genera Solanacearum. Koeltz Scientific Books] Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. is a waif. —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.
Unabridged references: [Hunziker 2001 Genera Solanacearum: The Genera of Solanaceae Illustrated, Arranged According to a New System by A.T. Hunziker. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, Germany]

Key to Solanaceae

Annual or perennial herb, sticky- glandular, aromatic.
Leaf: ± odd-1–2- pinnate.
Inflorescence: raceme; pedicels jointed.
Flower: often nodding; parts generally 5; sepals free ± to base; corolla yellow, ± rotate or lobes reflexed; anthers > filaments, tube-like around style, tapered, opening by slits from tip (except sterile part); stigma exserted from anthers.
Fruit: berry, green to red, fleshy.
Seed: coat gelatinous.
± 6 species: w South America, C.Am. (Greek: wolf peach, from supposed toxic properties) [Peralta et al. 2008 Syst Bot Monogr 84:1–186] Recently included in Solanum.
Unabridged references: [Muller 1940 USDA Misc Publ 382; Peralta, I. E., D.M. Spooner & S. Knapp. 2008. Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon: Solanaceae). Syst Bot Monographs 84: 1–186]

Erect or reclining, often fleshy, from taproot.
Leaf: 10–20 cm.
Inflorescence: few-flowered; peduncle 1.5–4 cm; bracts generally 0.
Fruit: 3–12 cm wide, spheric, compressed, or pear-shaped, yellow-green to red.
Disturbed areas, abandoned fields, roadsides; < 100 m. Great Central Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast;

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Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Map made in collaboration with Scott Loarie. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.