Sep. 8, 2019
potato tree, Solanum erianthum
Potato tree is apparently named for the potato sized and shaped leaves. There are no tubers, and the fruit is a berry. It's native to the American tropics, but now has been spread to most warm areas. It's all poisonous, but the cooked fruit is eaten in south Asia. This small tree occurs in FL and TX. Broward Co FL, 3/20/16.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?