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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.

Since all my observations were made in Quebec, for any to survive throughout the year, the species I observed had to adapt to survive the winters of Montreal. For example, my birch and maple observations are deciduous plants that overcome this lack of water by dropping their leaves each fall. Leaves are the location in which water evaporates from plants. After shedding their leaves, deciduous plants go dormant. But my pine family observation is an example of conifers that also adapted to prevent water loss. Their leaves, which look like needles, have thick, waxy coatings that reduce water loss from their surface.
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.