Latin name: Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch. Pronunciation: so-LAY-num um-bel-IF-er-um Common name: Blue-witch nightshade Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade) Habitat: Dry valleys and slopes to 6000', coastal sage scrub, chaparral, cismontane from San Diego to Santa Barbara Co., Laguna Mts Blooming period: Most of the year Name derivations: 1) Solanum 2) umbelliferum NOTE: According to Jepson revisions 13, Solanum umbelliferum has been split into seven separate varieties. I have no idea which varieties I may have photographed or displayed on this page..