Withania frutescens


Withania frutescens is a plant species belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean region, including southern Iberia, the Balearic Islands, Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands.

Description

This shrub can grow up to three meters in height but typically reaches about one and a half meters.
It flowers between May and June and sheds its leaves during the summer. The berries are greenish and have a diameter of 7 to 8 mm.

Taxonomy

Withania frutescens was described by Linnaeus Charles Louis [Constant Pauquy|Pauquy] and published in De la Belladone... ''Paris 14'', in 1825.