Tiina Särkinen, Paúl Gonzáles, Sandra Knapp
Phytokeys
Figure 5.Photos of Solanum arenicola. A Habit B Buds and flowers, showing the dense indumentum of glandular-tipped, multi-cellular hairs throughout C Maturing fruits, showing reflexed pedicels in infrutescence D Leaf size and shape variation present within individuals as observed in the field (A–D Särkinen & Balarezo 4866). Scale bars = 1 mm. All photos by T. Särkinen.
Some species are born invaders, like bittersweet nightshade, a non-native vine with purple flowers and red berries. So what makes it such a successful space invader while other foreign plants never make it? It turns out the answer may be right underfoot. Ecologists Jean Burns and Angela Brandt have devised clever experiments to get to the root of the matter. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from Cleveland, Ohio. Download a transcript of this podcastread moreDuration: 5:30Published: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:55:19 +0000
Jos Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, Bogota, ColombiaWhen I Googled this species, it turned up negative. This may be the first image of S psychotrides on the Internet which is cool.
Flowers of this plant change colour from white to lavenda, that is why white and lavenda flowers can be seen on the same tree at the same time. This photo was taken in the Po Lin Monastery here in Hong Kong.
2010-11-14 Lower Austria, district Sankt Plten Land, bordering on district Lilienfeld (growing in mixed forest, 645 m AMSL).Rare and endangered here in Austria, more common in the Mediterranean.Fruit.German name: Geflgelter Gelbrot-NachtschattenID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora A/FL/SdT (2008 3rd)(doubtful - probably Solanum dulcamara?)
Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically ImperiledHawaii Island (Cultivated)EtymologyThe Latin generic name Solanum is derived from solor or solatus, comforter, for some plants in this genus that were used medically, specifically S. nigrum, once used to treat epilepsy.The Latin epithet incompletum, lacking parts, in reference to the flowers.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/