Solanaceae
Nipplefruit
Solanum mammosum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- حدق حلمي
- arz
- حدق حلمى
- Bangla
- বুনিফল
- Cantonese
- 五代同堂
- Chinese
- 乳茄, 五指茄, 五代同堂, 牛角茄
- English
- Nipplefruit, Lady nipples, Nipple fruit, Pig's ears, Apple of Sodom, Nipplefruit nightshade, Cow's udder, Fox head
- German
- Kuheuterpflanze, Nippelpflanze, Zitzenförmiger Nachtschatten
- Indonesian
- Terung susu
- Japanese
- ツノナス, カナリアナス, キツネナス, フォックスフェース, 角茄子
- Malayalam
- അഞ്ചുമുലച്ചി, അഞ്ചുമുലച്ചി വഴുതന
- Portuguese
- Teta-de-vaca
- Russian
- Паслён сосочковый
- Spanish
- Pichichio, Ubre de vaca
- Swedish
- Käringtomat
Synonyms
- Solanum corniculatum Huber
- Solanum corniculatum André
- Solanum cornigerum André
- Solanum globiferum Dunal
- Solanum mammiforme C.C.Robin
- Solanum mammosum var. corniculum Ridl.
- Solanum mamosissimum Ram.Goyena
- Solanum platanifolium Sims
- Solanum platanifolium Sendtn.
- Solanum platanifolium var. platanifolium
- Solanum villosissimum Zuccagni
Flowers
- In flower
- April, November (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Luis G Restrepo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Axel Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hariadhi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raquel Mondino, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rinyogi03, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nguyễn Văn Hùng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Colin Bradshaw, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Colin Bradshaw, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jude Kesl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.