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Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna): flowering plants growing in woodland. Colour process print, c. 1924.

Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi): fruiting stem. Watercolour by B. Bird.

Mandrake roots in human form; the mandrake plant; ginseng. Engraving.

Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum): leaves and fruits. Pen drawing, partially coloured.

A plant (Hyoscyamus aureus): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

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Solanaceae

Images from the collections

Images referencing Solanaceae

Works from the collections

A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

Solanaceae

Images from the collections

Images referencing Solanaceae

Works from the collections

A plant (Lycium aethiopicum): flowering stem and floral segments. Watercolour by G. D. Ehret, 1736.

Woody nightshade or bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.

Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.

Aubergine or egg plant (Solanum melongena): fruits of different varieties. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

Four British garden plants: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

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