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Chamaesaracha
Sign in to saveChamaesaracha is a genus of perennial herbs in the nightshade family which are known commonly as five eyes. There are around nine species of five eyes, and they are native to the southwestern and western United States and parts of Mexico. These are hairy plants growing low to the ground and covered in crinkly dull green leaves. The flowers are star-shaped to wheel-shaped and their dried remnants can be found around the fruits, which are spherical berries filled with flat, kidney-shaped seeds.
Species
purple groundcherry
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
Chamaesaracha es un género de plantas en la familia de las solanáceas con 30 especies que se distribuyen por México y Centroamérica.[1] Especies seleccionadas Chamaesaracha aculeata Chamaesaracha bolivensis Chamaesaracha boliviensis Chamaesaracha coniodes Chamaesaracha coronopus Chamaesaracha crenata Chamaesaracha edwardsiana Chamaesaracha grandiflora Chamaesaracha nana Chamaesaracha pallida Chamaesaracha sordida Chamaesaracha villosa Referencias ↑ Chamaesaracha en PlantList Datos: Q2707896 Multimedia: Especies: Chamaesaracha
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Chamaesaracha is a genus of perennial herbs in the nightshade family which are known commonly as five eyes. There are around nine species of five eyes, and they are native to the southwestern and western United States and parts of Mexico. These are hairy plants growing low to the ground and covered in crinkly dull green leaves. The flowers are star-shaped to wheel-shaped and their dried remnants can be found around the fruits, which are spherical berries filled with flat, kidney-shaped seeds.
Selected species: Chamaesaracha coniodes — gray five eyes Chamaesaracha coronopus — greenleaf five eyes Chamaesaracha crenata — toothed five eyes Chamaesaracha edwardsiana — Edwards Plateau five eyes Chamaesaracha geohintonii Chamaesaracha pallida — pale five eyes Chamaesaracha nana — dwarf chamaesaracha Chamaesaracha sordida — hairy five eyes Chamaesaracha villosa — TransPecos five eyes