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Sierra Madre nightshade
Solanum houstonii
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
silverleaf nightshadeSolanum elaeagnifolium
lanceleaf nightshadeSolanum lanceolatum
Baja California nightshadeSolanum hindsianum
eggplantSolanum melongena
Solanum ferrugineum
western horsenettleSolanum dimidiatum
purple nightshadeSolanum xanti
Wolf-appleSolanum lycocarpum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 980 |
|---|---|
| Sinaloa | 429 |
| Yucatan | 162 |
| Sonora | 135 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 99 |
| Puebla | 45 |
| Colima | 24 |
| Oaxaca | 20 |
| Jalisco | 17 |
| Chihuahua | 15 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | nightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales |
| Family | nightshade family · Solanaceae |
| Genus | nightshades · Solanum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sierra Madre nightshade with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.