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| name = ''Solanum umbelliferum''
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| common_names = blue witch nightshade, bluewitch nightshade
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Solanales
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| familia = Solanaceae
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| genus = Solanum
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| species = umbelliferum
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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.
 
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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==Cultivation==
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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===Propagation===
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
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| ordo = [[Solanales]]
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| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
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==Species==
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| species = '''''S. umbelliferum'''''
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| binomial = ''Solanum umbelliferum''
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| binomial_authority = [[Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz|Eschsch.]]
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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.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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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.
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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation
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Scientific Names

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Read about Solanum umbelliferum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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. CH


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