Solanaceae
Nightshade
Solanum umbellatum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nightshade
Synonyms
- Solanum chlorophloium St.-Lag.
- Solanum cortexvirens Dunal
- Solanum lanceifolium Sessé & Moc.
- Solanum lanceifolium var. lanceifolium
- Solanum receptum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.