Family Solanaceae Flashcards
Family Solanaceae
Family common name
Species count
Nightshade family
3,000
Family Solanaceae
Examples (6)
Potato
Eggplant
Tomato
Peppers
Tobacco
Nightshade
Family Solanaceae
Time between germination and flowering
Annuals to perennials (no pattern)
Family Solanaceae
Growth habit
Shrubs
Family Solanaceae
Leaf arrangement
Leaf complexity
Alternate
Simple
Family Solanaceae
Inflorescence type
No pattern
Family Solanaceae
Sexuality
Flower shape
Bisexual (self-polinating)
Rotate
Family Solanaceae
Sepal / Petal / Stamen / Ovule count
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
2 ovules
Family Solanaceae
Ovary position
Superior
Family Solanaceae
Fruit type (2)
True berry
Capsule
Family Solanaceae
Human interactions (3)
Edible tubers
Nicotine
Poisonous leaves