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blue potatobush

Lycianthes rantonnetii

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) faluke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.

United States	131
Mexico	130
Portugal	119
California	117
South Africa	117
Spain	106
Australia	53
Andalucía	44
Victoria	44
Gauteng	43

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	nightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales
Family	nightshade family · Solanaceae
Genus	Lycianthes

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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