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New Zealand nightshade
Solanaceae

New Zealand nightshade

Solanum aviculare G.Forst.

Solanum aviculare is an erect flowering shrub native to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea, with various traditional and commercial uses.

Bahama Nightshade
Solanaceae

Bahama Nightshade

Solanum bahamense L.

Solanum bahamense, the Bahama nightshade, is a common coastal nightshade family plant native to parts of the West Indies.

tamarillo
Solanaceae

tamarillo

Solanum betaceum Cav.

Solanum betaceum Cav. (tamarillo) is a small Andean fruit tree grown worldwide for its edible, versatile culinary fruit.

Solanum bulbocastanum Dunal
Solanaceae

Solanum bulbocastanum Dunal

Solanum bulbocastanum Dunal

Solanum bulbocastanum is a blight and nematode resistant wild nightshade related to cultivated potato, used for potato genetic engineering.

bitter-apple
Solanaceae

bitter-apple

Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Solanum campylacanthum is a common poisonous flowering nightshade widespread across African grasslands, savannas and woodlands.

Cockroach Berry
Solanaceae

Cockroach Berry

Solanum capsicoides All.

Solanum capsicoides, or cockroach berry, is a solanaceous flowering plant native to eastern Brazil, naturalized and sometimes invasive in other tropical regions.

Carolina horsenettle
Solanaceae

Carolina horsenettle

Solanum carolinense L.

Solanum carolinense L. is a perennial weedy subshrub with potato-scented leaves and tomato-like toxic fruits.

tall nightshade
Solanaceae

tall nightshade

Solanum chenopodioides Lam.

Solanum chenopodioides is a South American native Solanaceae shrub naturalized in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Narrawa burr
Solanaceae

Narrawa burr

Solanum cinereum R.Br.

Solanum cinereum (Narrawa burr) is a spiny poisonous Australian shrub considered a farmland weed.

Chilean potato vine
Solanaceae

Chilean potato vine

Solanum crispum Ruiz & Pav.

Solanum crispum is a semi-evergreen climbing flowering plant from Chile and Peru, grown as a garden ornamental.

western horsenettle
Solanaceae

western horsenettle

Solanum dimidiatum Raf.

Solanum dimidiatum, western horsenettle, is a Solanaceae plant native to central US, a noxious weed in California.

twoleaf nightshade
Solanaceae

twoleaf nightshade

Solanum diphyllum L.

Solanum diphyllum, or twoleaf nightshade, is a poisonous small shrub native to Central America, often cultivated as an ornamental.

greenspot nightshade
Solanaceae

greenspot nightshade

Solanum douglasii Dunal

Solanum douglasii is a perennial herb or subshrub native to northern Mexico and southwestern south-central US, with historic uses by Native American groups.

bittersweet nightshade
Solanaceae

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara L.

Solanum dulcamara L. (woody nightshade) is a poisonous Eurasian vine with documented, caution-advised medicinal uses.

silverleaf nightshade
Solanaceae

silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav., or silverleaf nightshade, is a toxic perennial noxious weed found globally across warm regions.

potatobush
Solanaceae

potatobush

Solanum ellipticum R.Br.

Solanum ellipticum R.Br. is a small native Australian fruiting shrub, also called potato bush or bush tomato, with edible fruit.

eastern black nightshade
Solanaceae

eastern black nightshade

Solanum emulans Raf.

Eastern black nightshade (Solanum emulans) is a Solanaceae flowering plant native to most of North America, introduced to Europe, with longstanding taxonomic confusion.

potato tree
Solanaceae

potato tree

Solanum erianthum D.Don

Solanum erianthum D.Don, or potatotree, is a flowering evergreen shrub/small tree with medicinal uses, native to the Americas and introduced elsewhere.

forked nightshade
Solanaceae

forked nightshade

Solanum furcatum Dunal

Solanum furcatum, or forked nightshade, is a Solanaceae species native to South America and introduced elsewhere.

waxy-leaved nightshade
Solanaceae

waxy-leaved nightshade

Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.

Solanum glaucophyllum, or waxyleaf nightshade, is a toxic Solanaceae plant native to South America that produces vitamin D.

Solanum granulosoleprosum Dunal
Solanaceae

Solanum granulosoleprosum Dunal

Solanum granulosoleprosum Dunal

Solanum granulosoleprosum is a small pioneer flowering tree in the Solanaceae family native to parts of South America.

Sierra Madre nightshade
Solanaceae

Sierra Madre nightshade

Solanum houstonii Martyn

Solanum houstonii Martyn is a species in the large, diverse flowering plant genus Solanum, the largest genus in the nightshade family.

kangaroo-apple
Solanaceae

kangaroo-apple

Solanum laciniatum Aiton

Solanum laciniatum Aiton is a short-lived perennial shrub native to Australia and New Zealand, used for food and medicine.

lanceleaf nightshade
Solanaceae

lanceleaf nightshade

Solanum lanceolatum Cav.

Solanum lanceolatum (orangeberry nightshade) is a toxic South American nightshade, grown ornamentally and invasive as a noxious weed in California.

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