Description:
Solanaceae (solanum, nightshade, or potato family) »
Solanum mauritianum Scop. so-LAN-num -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species maw-rih-tee-AY-num -- of Mauritius, from the Mascareignes islands commonly known as: bugweed, ear-leaved nightshade, flannel weed, kerosene plant, tobacco bush, tobacco weed, wild tobacco, woolly nightshade Native to: South America; naturalized elsewhere References:
Wikipedia •
PIER •
NPGS / GRIN. Date: 16 November 2011, 09:51. Source:
Bugweed. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
11° 24′ 06.57″ N, 76° 41′ 51.24″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 11.401825; 76.697566.