An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 166 SOLANACEAE. Vol. 5. Solanum Torreyi A. Gray. TorreysNightshade. Fig. 3721. S. Torreyi A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 6: 44. 1862. Perennial, hoary with a stellate pubescence of8-i2-rayed hairs, more or less armed with smallsubulate prickles. Leaves ovate in outline, 3-6long, sinuately 5-7-lobed, the lobes entire or undu-late, obtuse; cymes appearing terminal, soon evi-dent
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 166 SOLANACEAE. Vol. 5. Solanum Torreyi A. Gray. TorreysNightshade. Fig. 3721. S. Torreyi A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 6: 44. 1862. Perennial, hoary with a stellate pubescence of8-i2-rayed hairs, more or less armed with smallsubulate prickles. Leaves ovate in outline, 3-6long, sinuately 5-7-lobed, the lobes entire or undu-late, obtuse; cymes appearing terminal, soon evi-dently lateral, branched, loosely several-flowered;flowers showy, large; calyx-lobes ovate, abruptlylong-acuminate, persistent at the base of theberry; corolla violet, I-ih broad, its lobes ovate,acute; berry globose, smooth and glabrous, l ormore in diameter, yellow when ripe. On dry plains and prairies, Kansas to Texas. Re-ported from Missouri. 6. Solanum rostratum Dunal. Sand Bur, Beaked or Prickly Nightshade. Buffalo-bur. Fig. 3722. Solamtm rostratum Dunal, Sol. 234. pi. 24. heterandrum Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 156. pi. 7. 1814. Annual, densely stellate-pubescent with 5-8-rayed hairs, usually copiously armed withyellow subulate prickle
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