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Pronunciation: so-LAY-num ZAN-tee
Common name: Purple nightshade
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Shrubland, oak/pine woodland, conifer forest, California Floristic Province, northern desert mountains
Blooming period: February to June
Name derivations: 1) Solanum 2) xanti
NOTE: According to Jepson revisions 13, Solanum xanti has been split into six different varieities and I have no idea which ones I may have photographed or which are shown on this page.