Solanum pinnatisectum

Solanum pinnatisectum, the tansy-leaf nightshade or tansyleaf nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to Arizona in the United States, and to Mexico.^[1][2] A wild potato, it is being extensively studied for its resistance to Phytophthora infestans (the cause of late potato blight), in an effort to improve the domestic potato Solanum tuberosum.^[3]

Solanum pinnatisectum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. pinnatisectum
Binomial name
Solanum pinnatisectum Dunal
Synonyms[1]
Solanum pinnatisectum var. heptazygum Bitter Solanum pinnatisectum var. pentazygum Bitter