Jaltomata aspera

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
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 (Ruiz & Pav.) Mione
Synonyms[1][2]
Atropa aspera Ruiz & Pav. Hebecladus asperus (Ruiz & Pav.) Miers Saracha ciliata Miers Saracha lacrima-virginis Bitter Saracha urbaniana Bitter & Dammer Ulticona aspera (Ruiz & Pav.) Raf. Witheringia ciliata (Miers) Miers

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]