SC - OT - need advice about vinyl inflatable beds

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Ah, the problem is she doesn't understand the degree of relationship.
Belladonna (Atropa belladonna) and the white potato (Solanum tuberosum)are
in the family Solanaceae, but are not closely related.  The eggplant
(Solanum melongena)is more closely related to the potato.  The key question
is are these plants biologically close enough to produce hybrids.  As far as
I know they are not.

The strawberries, on the otherhand, belong to the genus Fragaria and, while
difficult due to the chromosomal differences, can be interbred.  Thus while
there are diffences in size and flavor, they are closely related.

Bear


> Not quite what I meant - the point she was making was that 
> she understood
> wild strawberries to be a different plant and related in the 
> same sort of
> way that deadly nightshade is related to potatoes.
> 
> Gwynydd