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Night Shade Family

Solanum sp.

Description:

Plant with purple flowers and thick leaves.

Habitat:

Mountainous valley at 3,300 masl.

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5 Comments

MicheleTorrisi
MicheleTorrisi 9 years ago

Posso solo dire Solanum sp.
non posso sapere la specie

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you brycegarling, Sukanya Datta, Michele Torrisi and Jellis for your help with the ID.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

California Horse Nettle: Solanum carolinense

MicheleTorrisi
MicheleTorrisi 9 years ago

Solanum sp.

Jellis
Jellis 9 years ago

Not sure which species but it is in the Nightshade family. Also nicknamed Blue Potato bush. But it is a wide family. Maybe someone can help more

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Santa Cruz, Ancash, Peru

Spotted on Jun 9, 2014
Submitted on Jun 27, 2014

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