Solanum umbelliferum. Drawn in the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley. Although a few species of the genus Solanum provide us with nourishment —S. tuberosum (the potato) and S. melongena (the eggplant) come immediately to mind —many Solanum species are very toxic. Could this pretty wildflower be among the poisonous ones? My reference books don’t say. But perhaps the name “witch” is meant to give us a clue. —Gunder Hefta
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