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| Scientific Name | Chamaesaracha coniodes | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | False Nightshade | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Drier sandy or gravelly soils in fields, roadsides, other disturbed locations. Plant: Sprawling, somewhat erect perennial, extensively branched from base with hairy stems 4 to 12 inches long; foliage covered with simple and sticky, glandular hairs. Leaves: Dark green, alternate, lanceolate in outline 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long with rounded lobes along edges; tapering at the base into a short winged petiole. Inflorescence: Single or two small, star-shaped pale white or light-yellow flowers on slender pedicels arising from arising from leaf axils; flowers 3/8 to 5/8-inch across with five lobes and a dark yellow patch in the center; lobes may be light brown- or purple-tinged; 5 stamens. Bloom Period: March to June. References: SEINet and www.americansouthwest.net. Note: Map reference is for C. texensis, a synonym. |
BONAP Distribution Map
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Chamaesaracha sordida | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | Hairy Five-eyes, Hairy False Nightshade | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Drier sandy or gravelly soils in fields, roadsides, other disturbed locations. Plant: Sprawling, somewhat erect perennial, extensively branched from base with stems 2 to 12 inches long; foliage with short, glandular pubescence hairs and longer, non-glandular hairs. Leaves: Greyish-green, alternate, lanceolate, elliptic, or rhombic hairy leaves; relatively narrow compared to C. villosa, 3/8 to 1-1/2 inches long and about 1/4-inch wide with wavy margins, sometimes shallow-toothed and pointed or rounded tips; bases tapering, and nearly sessile. Inflorescence: Single small, star-shaped pale cream-yellow, greenish flowers on slender pedicels 1-1/2 inches long arising from leaf axils; each flower 3/8-inch across with five lobes with dark yellowish star pattern in center; 5 stamens with tan anthers and five tufts of white cottony hairs near the base of the stamens. Bloom Period: March to October. References: SEINet and American Southwest |
BONAP Distribution Map
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Chamaesaracha villosa | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | Woolly False Nightshade, Trans-Pecos Five-eyes | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Desert environments. Plant: Sticky, extensively branched, woody perennial with hairy stems forming mounds from 4 to 12 inches high; stems with dense, pubescent hairs, long forked hairs, and occasional glandular hairs. Leaves: Dark green, ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves with wavy, scalloped edges; relatively broad compared to C. sordida, 1-1/2 to 2-3/4 inches long and 5/8 to 1-1/4 inches wide, often trapping grains of sand or dirt; petioles about 3/8-inch long. Inflorescence: Pale greenish-yellow star-shaped flowers, solitary or in pairs on pedicels about an inch long from leaf axils; blossoms 3/4-inch across with five pointed lobeschma and five tufts of white cottony hairs near the base of the stamens. Bloom Period: Summer and fall. References: "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
BONAP Distribution Map
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Texas Status: Native |
