Oct 4, 2020
3 min read
The Nightshade Family
Meet the plant family which contains friends and enemies.
The friends of man
Nightshade vegetables are part of the plant family Solanaceae. Nightshades contain a glycoalkaloid called solanine (see where the family name comes from?), which is toxic in high concentrations. The nightshades generate many glycoalkaloids which act as the plant’s first line…
