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Solanaceae

Lanceleaf nightshade

Solanum lanceifolium Jacq.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Common names

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English
Lanceleaf nightshade, Kangaroo apple

Synonyms

  • Solanum ambiguum Dunal
  • Solanum brachyacanthum Dunal
  • Solanum calvefactum Dunal
  • Solanum crotonoides Sieber ex C.Presl
  • Solanum enoplocalyx var. mexicanum Dunal
  • Solanum flexuosum Vahl
  • Solanum hoffmannii Bitter ex Standl. & C.V.Morton
  • Solanum inaequale C.Presl
  • Solanum lanceifolium var. brachyacanthum (Dunal) O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum lanceifolium var. litorale O.E.Schulz
  • Solanum lanceifolium var. punctato-maculatum Dunal
  • Solanum lanceifolium var. tetrandrum G.Don
  • Solanum lasianthum Dunal
  • Solanum micracanthos Lam.
  • Solanum micranthum D.Dietr.
  • Solanum obscurum Sieber ex Dunal
  • Solanum pavonii Dunal
  • Solanum preslei A.DC. ex Dunal
  • Solanum sarmentosum Lam.
  • Solanum scandens Sw.
  • Solanum totonacum Sessé & Moc.
  • Solanum umbrosum Dunal
  • Solanum volubile Thibaud ex Dunal

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.