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| name = ''Solanum wallacei''
|familia=Solanaceae
| common_names = Wallace's nightshade, Catalina nightshade, Northern island nightshade, Wild Tomato
|genus=Solanum
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=wallacei
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Wallace's nightshade, Catalina n.s., Northern island n.s., Wild Tomato
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Wikipedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=shrub
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Min ht box=3
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min ht metric=ft
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht box=7
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max ht metric=ft
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Min wd box=3
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|Min wd metric=ft
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|Max wd box=5
| color = IndianRed
|Max wd metric=ft
| image = Upload.png
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|lifespan=perennial
| image_caption = Solanum wallacei
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| regnum = Plantae
|exposure=sun
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| classis = Magnoliopsida
|features=evergreen, flowers
| ordo = Solanales
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| familia = Solanaceae
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| genus = Solanum
|flowers=blue, purple
| species = wallacei
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=8
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|image=Solanum wallacei 1.jpg
|image_width=180
}}
}}
'''''Solanum wallacei''''', also known as '''Wallace's nightshade''', '''Catalina nightshade''', '''Northern island nightshade''', or '''Wild Tomato''', is a [[perennial plant]] that produces purple [[flower]]s, but otherwise resembles a [[tomato]] plant. The foliage and purple-black [[Berry|berries]] are [[poison]]ous.
This rare plant is native to canyons and hillsides on [[Santa Catalina]] and [[Guadalupe Island]]s. It blooms in April and May.
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Solanum wallacei, Parish. A shrubby plant often forming round masses and reaching a height of about 3 ft., the sts. densely villous with long many-celled tawny viscid hairs: lvs. rather thick, usually less densely hairy than the sts., the lower rather large, cordate, the upper ovate, rounded or sub-cordate at the base: fls. in rather large forked cymes, corolla 1 – 1 1/2 in. diam., pale violet: ripe fr. dark purple. Islands off the coast of Calif., Low. Calif., and near the seacoast in Cent. Calif. The S. Xanti var. Wallacei of Gray.
Solanum wallacei, Parish. A shrubby plant often forming round masses and reaching a height of about 3 ft., the sts. densely villous with long many-celled tawny viscid hairs: lvs. rather thick, usually less densely hairy than the sts., the lower rather large, cordate, the upper ovate, rounded or sub-cordate at the base: fls. in rather large forked cymes, corolla 1 – 1 1/2 in. diam., pale violet: ripe fr. dark purple. Islands off the coast of Calif., Low. Calif., and near the seacoast in Cent. Calif. The S. Xanti var. Wallacei of Gray.
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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