Solanaceae
Giant potato creeper
Solanum wendlandii
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 天堂花
- Dutch
- Costa Ricaanse nachtschade
- English
- Giant potato creeper, Giant potatocreeper
- German
- Costa-Rica-Nachtschatten
- Hungarian
- Közép-amerikai csucsor
- Swedish
- Klätterskatta
Synonyms
- Solanum mazatenangense J.M.Coult. & Donn.Sm.
- Solanum tlacotalpense Sessé & Moc.
- Solanum unguis-cati Standl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.