The
Nightshade family, containing 95
genera and 2500
species of
plants. Many of these plants are well-known, some of which
are
weeds, some of which are cultivated for food, and still others for
flowers and as ornamentals.
Nightshade plants are generally poisonous; although many of these
plants provide vegetables edible by humans, they contain a toxic alkaloid
that will kill domestic animals. Don't feed your dog eggplant.
Domain Eucarya
Kingdom Plantae
Division Magnoliophyta (formerly Phylum Tracheophyta)
Class Magnoliopsida (formerly Class Angiospermae)
Subclass Asteridae (formerly Subclass Dicotyledonae)
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae
Subfamily Cestroideae: