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Solanum is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant. It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1,500 species. It also contains the so-called horse nettles, as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Wetland nightshade
