Solanaceae

Waxyleaf nightshade

Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum

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Waxyleaf nightshade: Solanum glaucophyllum - SOLANACEAE - Lagoa Mirim - Taim - RS - Brasil — Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 粉叶茄
English: Waxyleaf nightshade

Synonyms

Solanum albomarginatum (Chodat) Hassl.
Solanum glaucescens Bacle ex Dunal
Solanum glaucum Dunal
Solanum glaucum Rojas
Solanum glaucum Bertol.
Solanum glaucum-fruticosum Larrañaga
Solanum malacoxylon Sendtn.
Solanum malacoxylon f. albomarginatum (Chodat) Hassl.
Solanum malacoxylon f. malacoxylon
Solanum malacoxylon f. vulgare Hassl.
Solanum malacoxylon subf. angustissimum (Kuntze) Hassl.
Solanum malacoxylon subsp. malacoxylon
Solanum malacoxylon var. albomarginatum Chodat
Solanum malacoxylon var. angustissimum Kuntze
Solanum malacoxylon var. genuinum Hassl.
Solanum malacoxylon var. latifolium Kuntze
Solanum malacoxylon var. malacoxylon
Solanum malacoxylon var. subvirescens Hassl.
Solanum vulgare Hassl.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, 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.