Emma Kowal's Project journal- Lab 2
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By using OneZoom, I was able to locate that the bittersweet nightshade is under the eukaryote section, more specifically plants, that within the potato family, there are 1648 species of nightshade. With bittersweet nightshade having the most common ancestry with Clokey's nightshade and solanum lyratum.
After some research, I found that Bittersweet nightshade, one of my ten observations, prefers full or partial sun and moist soil that is fertile. But it has adapted to be able to prosper in drier conditions and other sorts of soil. Even being reported to continue to grow after disaster strikes, like fires. This is because it can sprout from its base after being cut or damaged.