Presumably, the family name (from the genus *Solanum*) is derived from Latin "solamen" meaning "quieting" which alludes to the narcotic properties of certain plants (Heiser 1969); sometimes the quieting effect is permanent.
"Guide to Flowering Plant Families", by Wendy B. Zomlefer
She has my kind of humor.
My primary complaint about Seattle is that there's not a lot of native Solanaceae here. That, and the lack of milkweed west of the Cascades.
i want to drink milkweed milk. but it's poisonous. the forbidden pilk... :c
