Project Details
Project: Solanaceae of Florida

Project Leader: Kristen Coleman

Project Description:
Our Florida specimens from the plant family Solanaceae. The family includes eggplant, the groundcherries, jimsonweed, the nightshades, tobacco tomatoes, peppers and potatoes. In progress.

Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):
FamilySpeciesCommon Name
SolanaceaeBrowallia americana BUSHVIOLET, JAMAICAN FORGET-ME-NOT 
SolanaceaeBrugmansia suaveolens ANGEL'S TRUMPET 
SolanaceaeCalibrachoa parviflora SEASIDE PETUNIA 
SolanaceaeCapsicum annuum var. glabriusculumBIRD PEPPER 
SolanaceaeCapsicum frutescens TABASCO PEPPER 
SolanaceaeCestrum diurnum DAY JESSAMINE 
SolanaceaeCestrum nocturnum NIGHTFLOWERING JESSAMINE 
SolanaceaeDatura inoxia PRICKLYBURR 
SolanaceaeDatura stramonium JIMSONWEED 
SolanaceaeHyoscyamus albus WHITE HENBANE 
SolanaceaeLycium carolinianum CAROLINA DESERT-THORN, CHRISTMASBERRY 
SolanaceaeNicandra physalodes APPLE-OF-PERU 
SolanaceaeNicotiana glauca TREE TOBACCO 
SolanaceaeNicotiana longiflora LONGFLOWER TOBACCO 
SolanaceaeNicotiana plumbaginifolia TEX-MEX TOBACCO 
SolanaceaeNicotiana tabacum CULTIVATED TOBACCO 
SolanaceaePetunia xhybrida PETUNIA 
SolanaceaePhysalis angulata CUTLEAF GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis angustifolia COASTAL GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis arenicola CYPRESSHEAD GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis carpenteri CARPENTER'S GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis cordata HEARTLEAF GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis heterophylla CLAMMY GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis longifolia LONGLEAF GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis pubescens HUSK TOMATO 
SolanaceaePhysalis virginiana VIRGINIA GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaePhysalis walteri WALTER'S GROUNDCHERRY 
SolanaceaeSalpichroa origanifolia LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY VINE 
SolanaceaeSolandra nitida CHALICEVINE 
SolanaceaeSolanum americanum AMERICAN BLACK NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum bahamense BAHAMA NIGHTSHADE, CANKERBERRY 
SolanaceaeSolanum bahamense var. rugeliiBAHAMA NIGHTSHADE, CANKERBERRY 
SolanaceaeSolanum capsicoides COCKROACHBERRY, SODA APPLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum carolinense CAROLINA HORSENETTLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum carolinense var. floridanumFLORIDA HORSENETTLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum chenopodioides BLACK NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum citrullifolium WATERMELON NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum dimidiatum WESTERN HORSENETTLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum diphyllum TWO-LEAF NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum donianum MULLEIN NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum dulcamara CLIMBING NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum elaeagnifolium SILVERLEAF NIGHTSHADE, WHITE HORSENETTLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum erianthum POTATOTREE 
SolanaceaeSolanum glaucophyllum WAXYLEAF NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum jamaicense JAMAICA SODA APPLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum lycopersicum GARDEN TOMATO 
SolanaceaeSolanum mauritianum EARLEAF NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum melongena EGGPLANT 
SolanaceaeSolanum pseudocapsicum JERUSALEM CHERRY 
SolanaceaeSolanum racemosum  
SolanaceaeSolanum seaforthianum BRAZILIAN NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum sisymbriifolium STICKY NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum tampicense WETLAND NIGHTSHADE 
SolanaceaeSolanum torvum SUSUMBER 
SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosum IRISH POTATO 
SolanaceaeSolanum viarum TROPICAL SODA APPLE 
SolanaceaeSolanum villosum  
 
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