Acnistus
Anisodus
Anthocercis
Anthotroche
Archiphysalis
Althenaea
Atropa (deadly nightshade)
Atropanthe
Benthamiella
Bouchetia
Brachistus
Browallia
Brugmansia (floripondio )
Brunfelsia
Calibrachoa
Capsicum (chilli peppers)
Cestrum
Chamaesaracha
Combera
Crenidium
Cuatresia
Cyphanthera
Cyphomandra
Datura (jimsonweed)
Deprea
Discopodium
Duboisia
Dunalia
Dyssochroma
Ectozma
Exodeconus
Fabiana
Grabowskia
Grammosolen
Hawkesiophyton
Heteranthia
Hunzikeria
Hyoscyamus (henbane)
Iochroma
Jaborosa
Jaltomata
Juanulloa
Latua
Leptoglossis
Leucophysalis
Lycianthes
Lycium (boxthorn)
Lycopersicon (tomato)
Mandragora (mandrake)
Margaranthus
Markea
Melananthus
Mellissia
Merinthopodium
Metternichia
Nectouxia
Nicandra
Nicotiana (tobacco)
Nierembergia
Nothocestrum
Oryctes
Pantacantha
Parabouchetia
Pauia
Petunia
Phrodus
Physalis (tomatillo)
Physochlaina
Plowmania
Protoschwenckia
Przewalskia
Quincula
Rahowardiana
Reyesia
Salpichroa
Salpiglossis
Saracha
Schizanthus
Schultesianthus
Schwenckia
Sclerophylax
Scopolia
Sessea
Sesseopsis
Solandra
Solanum (potato, eggplant)
Streptosolen
Symonanthus
Trianaea
Triguera
Tubocapsicum
Vassobia
Vestia
Withania
Witheringia

Families of Flowering Plants
as of 2002-07-08

The nightshades (Family Solanaceae) are a family of dicots, many of which are edible, while others are considered poisonous. The family includes the datura, eggplant, mandrake, nightshade, capsicum (paprika, chilli pepper), potato, tobacco, tomato, and petunia.

Synonyms and common names

Nightshade is any member of the genus Solanum. The name is also extended to the family Solanaceae.

Solanaceae Network - pictures of plants