Solanaceae
Earleaf nightshade
Solanum mauritianum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (9)
- ace
- Beuraleuen
- Afrikaans
- Luisboom
- Chinese
- 野烟树, 野煙樹, 假烟树
- English
- Earleaf nightshade, Bugweed, Ear-leaved nightshade, Flannel weed, Kerosene plant, Tobacco bush, Tobacco weed, Wild tobacco
- French
- Bringelier marron, Bringellier, Bringellier marron, Morelle de Maurice, Tabac marron
- German
- Wollblütiger Nachtschatten
- Hebrew
- סולונום
- Japanese
- ダイオウナスビ
- Tongan
- Pula
Synonyms
- Solanum auriculatum Aiton
- Solanum auriculatum var. auriculatum
- Solanum carterianum Rock
- Solanum pulverulentum Salisb.
- Solanum tabaccifolium Vell.
- Solanum verbascifolium subsp. auriculatum (Aiton) Kuntze
- Solanum verbascifolium var. auriculatum (Aiton) Kuntze
- Solanum verbascifolium var. auriculatum Maiden
- Solanum verbascifolium var. typicum Hassl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.