Solanaceae
The Solanaceae, or nightshades, are an economically important family of flowering plants. The family ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of important agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many cultures eat nightshades, in some cases as staple foods. The family belongs to the order Solanales, in the asterid group dicotyledons (Magnoliopsida). The Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology.
The name Solanaceae derives from the genus Solanum, "the nightshade plant". The etymology of the Latin word is unclear. The name may come from a perceived resemblance of certain solanaceous flowers to the sun and its rays. At least one species of Solanum is known as the "sunberry". Alternatively, the name could originate from the Latin verb solari, meaning "to soothe", presumably referring to the soothing pharmacological properties of some of the psychoactive species of the family.
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by: SolanaceaeTHROUGH THE TREES SPEARS THE SUN
THROUGH MY HEART PIERCE THE DAWN
WE ARRIVE IN A ROBE OF SMOKE
IN SILENCE AND GILDED CLOAK
AND MY THOUGHTS THEY LINGER THEY LINGER
IT´S IN THE LEAVES AND THE PATTERNS AND THE FIRE
THE TREES THE SHADOWS AND THE PATH
IT´S IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS CLEARING
WITH ITS INCENSE AND ITS BLACKBIRDS
SOMETHING APPROACHES AND THE AIR THICKENS
THE OAK IT BOWS AND WILLOW SIGHS
THE LARK SINGS IN THE BOWER AND DAY DIES
SOON THE STARS GLISTEN IN THEIR COLD LAMENT
WE PASS THE LINDEN TO THE SOUND OF THE COMING DARKNESS
SOMETHING APPROACHES AND THE AIR BECKONS