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Annual to shrub
Leaves 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, alternate corolla lobes; ovary superior, generally 2-chambered, style 1
Fruit: berry or capsule, 2–5-chambered
Genera in family: 75 genera, 3000 species: worldwide, especially ± tropical; many alien weeds in CA; many cultivated for food, drugs, or ornamental (potato, tomato, peppers, tobacco, petunia);many TOXIC .
Annual to subshrub, ± glabrous or hairs simple, ill-smelling
Leaf entire to deeply lobed
Inflorescence: flowers solitary in branch forks
Flower: calyx circumscissile near base, leaving a ± rotate collar in fruit; corolla funnel-shaped, white or purplish, lobes 5(10); filaments attached below middle of corolla tube; ovary 2- or 4-chambered
Fruit: capsule, leathery or ± woody, generally prickled; valves 2–4, or indefinite
Seeds ± flat, black, brown, grayish brown, or tan
Species in genus: ± 13 species: warm regions, especially Mex
Etymology: (Hindu: ancient name)
All species. HIGHLY TOXIC; several ornamental, some source of drugs .
| Introduced |
Annual < 6 dm
Stem ± glabrous
Leaf 10–20 cm, generally deeply wavy-lobed
Flower erect; calyx 2–2.5 cm, lobes 2–4 mm; corolla 4.5–5 cm, glabrous, white or pale blue-purple, lobes 2–4 mm, tips short, narrow; filaments 2 cm, anthers 3 mm; style 2.5 cm
Fruit 25 mm wide; prickles few, 8–22 mm, very stout
Chromosomes: n=12
Ecology: Disturbed areas
Elevation: < 200 m.
Bioregional distribution: n Sierra Nevada Foothills (Amador Co.), n San Joaquin Valley
Distribution outside California: native to Mexico, s S.America
Hybridizes with D. stramonium.