Lycianthes rantonnetii Bitter, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereine Bremen 24: 332 1920.;

Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones), Paraguay (Alto Parana, Caaguazu, Caazapa,
Canelones, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Paraguari), SE-Brazil (Minas
Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), S-Brazil (Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul),
Peru, Bolivia (Santa Cruz), USA (I) (California (I)), Spain (I), Honduras (I)
as per Catalogue of Life;
 
Bot. name: Lycianthes rantonnetii (Solanum rantonnettii).
Common name: Blue Potato Bush
Family: Solanaceae
Habitat: Garden
Plant Habit: Shrub


Very common in California, almost in every compound.


 

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Bot. name: Lycianthes rantonnetii (Solanum rantonnettii).
Common name: Blue Potato Bush
Family: Solanaceae
Habitat: Garden
Plant Habit: Shrub


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A cultivated, garden plant seen in Fremont.

Common name Blue Potato Bush.


 

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Sharing some pictures of Solanum crispum from California


It appears to be Lycianthes rantonnei (syn: Solanum rantonnetii Carrière)
Pl. confirm.


Yes Lycianthus rantonnetii


 

 

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Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter, Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 24:332. 1920
Blue Potato bush
erect shrub up to 2 m tall with ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves with undulate margin, 4-10 cm long; flowers in clusters 2.5-4 cm across, blue with lighter center.
Photographed from California.


yes


 

 

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Lycianthes rantonnetii ‘Lynn’s Variegated’, cultivar with variegated leaves photographed from California.


yes


Thank you Sir for beautiful uploads, beyond boundaries…


 
 
 
 
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