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  1. Red Angel's Trumpet

    Red Angel's Trumpet

    Red Angels Trumpet (Brugnansia sanguinea: Solanaceae) Small native tree, grows to 3.7-4.9 m (12-16 ft) tall with very showy long tubular flowers 17.8-22.9 cm (7-9 in) long. The Sword-billed hummingbird often utilizes the species. Guango Lodge, Papallacta, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope...
  2. Buffalo Bur

    Buffalo Bur

    Buffalo Bur (Solanum rostratum: Solanaceae) Herbs that reach1-1.5 m tall (3.3-4.9 ft) tall. Flowers are ca. 2-3.5 cm (0.8-1.4 in) across. Photographed north of Midland, Midland County, Texas, U.S.A. Permian Basin, disturbed mesquite grassland in a transitional zone between the Edwards Plateau...
  3. Purple Ground Cherry

    Purple Ground Cherry

    Purple Ground Cherry (Quincula lobata: Solanaceae) Flowers are ca. 1 inch (2.54 cm) across. Photographed north of Midland, Midland County, Texas, U.S.A. Permian Basin, disturbed mesquite grassland in a transitional zone between the Edwards Plateau and High Plains Vegetational Areas at ca. 2,840...
  4. Naranjilla (fruits)

    Naranjilla (fruits)

    Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense: Solanaceae) A refreshing drink is made from its edible orange fruits. This native plant ranges from Central America south through Peru, the northern Andes of Venezuela and to southern Columbia. Ninety % of the commercially grown naranjilla exist in a fifteen mile...
  5. Naranjilla (flower)

    Naranjilla (flower)

    Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense: Solanaceae) A refreshing drink is made from its edible orange fruits. This native plant ranges from Central America south through Peru, the northern Andes of Venezuela and to southern Columbia. Ninety % of the commercially grown naranjilla exist in a fifteen mile...
  6. White Angel's Trumpet

    White Angel's Trumpet

    White Angels Trumpet (Brugmansia candida: Solanaceae) A shrub or small tree to ca. 3.7 m (12 ft) tall. Photographed near the Los Angeles Cloud Forest on Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel property. Los Angeles de San Ramn, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. Highly disturbed and remnant subtropical...
  7. Mayu Weta

    Mayu Weta

    Mayu Weta (Browallia multiflora: Solanaceae) Photographed in the upper reaches of Santa Eualia Canyon near the Marcopomacocha Area, about 80 km northeast of Lima, Peru in the high western slopes of the Andes at ca. 4,300 m (14,108 ft) elevation. Puna Life Zone; dry high altitude grasslands...
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