Solanaceae

Hairy nightshade

Solanum physalifolium Rusby

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum

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Hairy nightshade: Solanum physalifolium Rusby var. nitidibaccatum (Bitter) Edmonds (syn.: S. nitidibaccatum Bitter). Gent, port area, railway tracks, September 2010, W. Vercruyss — Photo: Quentin Groom, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)

Czech: Lilek leskloplodý
Dutch: Glansbesnachtschade
English: Hairy nightshade, Hoe nightshade, Three-flowered nightshade
Finnish: Kehtokoiso
French: Morelle à baies luisantes
German: Argentinischer Nachtschatten
Japanese: ヒメケイヌホオズキ
Swedish: Bägarnattskatta
Welsh: Codwarth gwyrdd

Synonyms

Solanum nitidibaccatum var. robusticalyx Bitter
Solanum physalifolium var. physalifolium

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Quentin Groom, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 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.