Jaltomata aspera
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| Jaltomata aspera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Jaltomata |
| Species: | J. aspera |
| Binomial name | |
| Jaltomata aspera | |
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Jaltomata aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.[1][3] It is native to Peru where it grows on rocky hillsides at elevations less than 1800 m.[4]
Jaltomata aspera is a shrub up to 2 m tall. It has solitary, hanging flowers, greenish-yellow in color with blood-red nectar. Fruits are orange to white.[5][6][7]