Plants — 23,508 Species

potato vine

Solanum laxum Spreng.

Solanum laxum, jasmine-flowered nightshade, is a woody climbing ornamental plant that is toxic if ingested.

Yellow Bitter-apple

Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger

Solanum linnaeanum is a poisonous nightshade species native to Africa that is invasive in many other regions.

wolf-apple

Solanum lycocarpum A.St.-Hil.

Solanum lycocarpum, or wolf apple, is a Brazilian shrub/tree with edible fruit used in food and folk medicine.

tomato

Solanum lycopersicum L.

Solanum lycopersicum L. (tomato) is a widely cultivated edible crop with specific growth, flower, fruit traits and an interesting spread history.

lyreleaf nightshade

Solanum lyratum Thunb.

Lyreleaf nightshade, Solanum lyratum, is a weedy Solanaceae flowering plant native to East and Southeast Asia.

bugweed

Solanum mauritianum Scop.

Solanum mauritianum Scop., or woolly nightshade, is a shrub to small tree with disputed toxicity and known toxic alkaloids.

eggplant

Solanum melongena L.

Solanum melongena L., or eggplant, is a solanaceous plant cultivated for its edible berry, with details on its morphology, cultivation, and pests.

Divine Nightshade

Solanum nigrescens M.Martens & Galeotti

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum L.

Solanum nigrum (black nightshade) is a variable plant with known toxicity and widespread culinary and medicinal uses.

Green Nightshade

Solanum nitidibaccatum Bitter

dark nightshade

Solanum opacum A.Br. & C.D.Bouché

Solanum opacum is a sprawling annual herb with green mature berries, uncommonly cultivated as a rare edible spicy-sweet fruit.

Forest Nightshade

Solanum prinophyllum Dunal

Solanum prinophyllum Dunal, or forest nightshade, is a spiky plant that grows in Australian moist forest habitats.

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum L.

Solanum pseudocapsicum is a mildly poisonous perennial nightshade grown decoratively, considered a weed in some regions.

quito-orange

Solanum quitoense Lam.

Solanum quitoense is a tropical South American perennial nightshade grown for its tangy, commonly juiced fruit.

Hairy Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn.

Solanum sarrachoides, the hairy nightshade, is a South American nightshade with a history of taxonomic confusion, introduced to many regions including the southeastern US.

Brazilian Nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum Andrews

Solanum seaforthianum (Brazilian nightshade) is an invasive mildly toxic evergreen vine native to tropical South America.

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam.

Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. is a prickly solanum with edible fruit, used as a trap crop and hedge.

devil's needles

Solanum stelligerum Sm.

Solanum stelligerum is a native eastern Australian woody shrub in the Solanaceae family with edible small red fruit.

Turkey Berry

Solanum torvum Sw.

Solanum torvum, or turkey berry, is a spiny shrub that grows quickly after disturbance and is considered invasive in New Caledonia.

Cutleaf Nightshade

Solanum triflorum Nutt.

Solanum triflorum Nutt. is an annual toxic herb with deeply cut leaves native to disturbed areas.

Texas nightshade

Solanum triquetrum Cav.

Solanum triquetrum (Texas nightshade) is a perennial climbing flowering plant native to Texas and northeastern Mexico.

potato

Solanum tuberosum L.

Solanum tuberosum (potato) is an herbaceous perennial with toxic glycoalkaloids and various non-food uses.

bluewitch nightshade

Solanum umbelliferum Eschsch.

Solanum umbelliferum, bluewitch nightshade, is a toxic North American nightshade that grows after fire disturbances.

tropical soda-apple

Solanum viarum Dunal

Solanum viarum (tropical soda apple) is a prickly perennial shrub native to South America and invasive in the US and Australia.