Prison Camp 9/24/15
Prison Camp 9/24/15
Prison Camp 9/24/15
Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
Douglas Nightshade.
Solanum douglasii.
Nightshade (Solanaceae) family.
A perennial herb or subshrub approaching two meters in maximum height. The stem is coated in short, white hairs. The leaves may be up to 9 centimeters long and have smooth or toothed edges. The inflorescence is an umbel-shaped array of flowers with star-shaped white corollas up to a centimeter wide. There are generally green spots at the bases of the corolla lobes. The yellow anthers are a few millimeters in length. Flowers may be seen blooming throughout much of the year. The fruit is a spherical berry up to a centimeter wide.
Santa Catalina Mountains.
Location: Molino Basin Campground.
5/21/15
Notes: Gordon Hirabayashi Campground 9/24/15
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