SOLANACEAE
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae, or nightshades, are an economically important family of flowering plants. The family ranges from herbs to trees, and includes a number of important agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many cultures eat nightshades, in some cases as a staple food. The family belongs to the order Solanales, in the asterid group dicotyledons . The solanaceae family consists of approximately 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Solanaceae
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