[The Nightshade Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Ground-cherry Nightshade, Hairy Nightshade, Hoe Nightshade

Solanum physalifolium

Synonyms: Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum, Solanum sarrachoides, Solanum villosum

Flowers of Ground-cherry Nightshade, Hairy Nightshade, Hoe Nightshade: Solanum physalifolium (Synonyms: Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum, Solanum sarrachoides, Solanum villosum)

Ground-cherry nightshade still in bloom at the Crawford Oaks Trailhead, Columbia Hills State Park...........Oct. 12, 2013.

Ground-cherry Nightshade, Hairy Nightshade, Hoe Nightshade: Solanum physalifolium (Synonyms: Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum, Solanum sarrachoides, Solanum villosum) - Ground-cherry Nightshade, Hairy Nightshade, Hoe Nightshade: Solanum physalifolium (Synonyms: Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum, Solanum sarrachoides, Solanum villosum)

Ground-cherry nightshade still in bloom at the Crawford Oaks Trailhead, Columbia Hills State Park...........Oct. 12, 2013.

Paul Slichter