Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

Greenspot nightshade is a sprawling perennial shrub native to California and the southwestern United States, bearing clusters of small white flowers each marked with a distinctive green spot at the base of its five petals. Its pea-sized berries ripen from green to glossy black and, like those of related nightshades, are toxic to humans.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species: Solanum douglasii