Raffi at 00:49, 15 July 2009

2009-07-15T00:49:10Z

Murali.lalitha at 17:58, 14 July 2009

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Raffi at 14:32, 12 April 2007

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Solanum umbelliferum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
| species = '''''S. umbelliferum'''''
| binomial = ''Solanum umbelliferum''
| binomial_authority = [[Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz|Eschsch.]]
}}

The small perennial shrub '''''Solanum umbelliferum''''' is known commonly as the '''blue witch nightshade''', sometimes spelled '''bluewitch'''. It is one of many species of nightshade in genus ''Solanum'', which also includes domesticated plants such as [[tomato]], [[potato]], and [[eggplant]]. Blue witch has dark gray-green oval-shaped leaves on hairy green stems that grow to a maximum height of one meter. It has bright purple or blue frilly flowers with thick yellow [[carpel]]s at the center. The flowers close into spherical buds overnight. It bears small round green fruits which turn purple when ripe and resemble tiny eggplants.

Blue witch can be found in [[chaparral]] habitat and low-elevation [[oak]] woodlands in [[California]] and parts of [[Arizona]]. It is a tough shrub which can grow in rocky and clay soils and springs up in areas recovering from [[wildfire]]s or other disturbances. Like most other members of genus ''Solanum'', ''S. umbelliferum'' contains toxic [[alkaloid]]s.

[[Category:Solanum]]
[[Category:Flora of California]]

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		+	Solanum umbelliferum, Esch. (S. californicum, Dun.). A densely villous rarely glabrate shrub, lvs. entire, usually obovate or oblong, rarely oval or ovate, 1/2 - 1 or 2 in. long: fls. in umbel-like terminal clusters; corolla pale violet or sometimes white, pubescent on the outer surface, 3/4 in. diam., showy and fragrant: berry large, purple. Calif.—The plant offered as S. umbellatum is very likely this species.
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 {{Inc|
 Solanum umbelliferum, Esch. (S. californicum, Dun.). A densely villous rarely glabrate shrub, lvs. entire, usually obovate or oblong, rarely oval or ovate, 1/2 - 1 or 2 in. long: fls. in umbel-like terminal clusters; corolla pale violet or sometimes white, pubescent on the outer surface, 3/4 in. diam., showy and fragrant: berry large, purple. Calif.—The plant offered as S. umbellatum is very likely this species.
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-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
-| color = lightgreen
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| name = ''Solanum umbelliferum''
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+===Propagation===
-| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
+{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
-| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
+===Pests and diseases===
-| ordo = [[Solanales]]
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
-| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
+==Species==
-| species = '''''S. umbelliferum'''''
+<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
-| binomial = ''Solanum umbelliferum''
-| binomial_authority = [[Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz|Eschsch.]]
+==Gallery==
-}}
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
-The small perennial shrub '''''Solanum umbelliferum''''' is known commonly as the '''blue witch nightshade''', sometimes spelled '''bluewitch'''. It is one of many species of nightshade in genus ''Solanum'', which also includes domesticated plants such as [[tomato]], [[potato]], and [[eggplant]]. Blue witch has dark gray-green oval-shaped leaves on hairy green stems that grow to a maximum height of one meter. It has bright purple or blue frilly flowers with thick yellow [[carpel]]s at the center. The flowers close into spherical buds overnight. It bears small round green fruits which turn purple when ripe and resemble tiny eggplants.
+==References==
-Blue witch can be found in [[chaparral]] habitat and low-elevation [[oak]] woodlands in [[California]] and parts of [[Arizona]]. It is a tough shrub which can grow in rocky and clay soils and springs up in areas recovering from [[wildfire]]s or other disturbances. Like most other members of genus ''Solanum'', ''S. umbelliferum'' contains toxic [[alkaloid]]s.
+==External links==
 [[Category:Solanum]]
-[[Category:Flora of California]]

Solanum umbelliferum - Revision history

Raffi at 00:49, 15 July 2009

Murali.lalitha at 17:58, 14 July 2009

Raffi at 14:32, 12 April 2007