Solanaceae
Watermelon nightshade
Solanum citrullifolium
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Solanum citrullifoliumSolanaceae
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- حيصل بطيخي
- English
- Watermelon nightshade
- German
- Melonenblatt-Nachtschatten
- Swedish
- Blå taggborre
Synonyms
- Androcera citrullifolia (A.Braun) Rydb.
- Nycterium citrullifolium (A.Braun) Nieuwl.
- Nycterium violaceum Walp.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.