Solanaceae

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum

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Common names

By language (15)

Afrikaans: Satansbos
Arabic: سجوه زيتية
arz: سجوه زيتيه
Catalan: Alberginiera borda
Chinese: 銀葉茄, 银叶茄, 银毛龙葵
English: Silverleaf nightshade
Finnish: Kilsekoiso
French: Morelle jaune, Morelle à feuilles de chalef
Greek: Σολανόν το ελαιαγνόφυλλον
Guarani: Mbói rembi'u
Hebrew: סולנום זיתני
nv: Nááʼ łitsooí
Persian: تاجریزی سنجدی
Russian: Паслён лохолистный
Swedish: Silverskatta

Synonyms

Solanum albiflorum Cockerell
Solanum benkei Standl.
Solanum dealbatum Lindl.
Solanum elaeagnifolium f. albiflorum Cockerell
Solanum elaeagnifolium f. benkei Standl.
Solanum elaeagnifolium f. elaeagnifolium
Solanum elaeagnifolium var. angustifolium Kuntze
Solanum elaeagnifolium var. argyrocroton Griseb.
Solanum elaeagnifolium var. elaeagnifolium
Solanum elaeagnifolium var. grandiflorum Griseb.
Solanum elaeagnifolium var. leprosum (Ortega) Dunal
Solanum elaeagnifolium var. obtusifolium (Dunal) Dunal
Solanum flavidum Torr.
Solanum leprosum Ortega
Solanum obtusifolium Dunal
Solanum roemerianum Scheele
Solanum saponaceum Hook.
Solanum texense Engelm. & A.Gray
Solanum uniflorum Meyen ex Nees

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.