Solanaceae
Ashwagandha
Withania somnifera
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Withania
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Common names
By language (55)
- Afrikaans
- Bitterappelliefie, Geneesblaar, Geneesblaarbossie, Geneesbossie, Meidjieblaar, Spanjoolbossie, Stuipbossie, Vernietbossie
- Amharic
- ጊዜዋ
- Arabic
- عبعب منوم, أشواغاندا "الجينسينغ الهندي", سكران, سم الفار, سم الفراخ, عبب عادي, عين الغراب, فقيش
- arz
- عبعب منوم
- Assamese
- অশ্বগন্ধা
- Bangla
- অশ্বগন্ধা
- Burmese
- ဒဟပ်သကိုင်းပင်
- Catalan
- Bufera, Whitania somnifera
- Chinese
- 睡茄, 南非醉茄
- Czech
- Withanie snodárná
- dty
- अश्वगन्धा
- Dutch
- Ashwaganda, Indiase ginseng
- English
- Ashwagandha, Withania, Winter cherry, Ashwaganda, Indian ginseng, Ooison gooseberry
- Estonian
- Uimastav juustumari
- Filipino
- Ëssëgëndhë
- Finnish
- Rohtokoisio, Ashwagandha
- French
- Ashwagandha
- Georgian
- Ინდური ჟენშენი, აშვაგანდა, ზამთრის ალუბალი
- German
- Schlafbeere, Ashwaganda, Ashwagandha
- grc
- Στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν
- Greek
- Ashvaganda
- Gujarati
- અશ્વગંધા
- Hausa
- Ƙarama anta
- Hebrew
- ויתניה משכרת, אשוואגנדה, אשווגנדה
- Hindi
- अश्वगंधा, असगंध
- Hungarian
- Álombogyó
- Italian
- Ashwagandha, Ciliegia d'inverno, Ginseng indiano
- Japanese
- アシュワガンダ
- Kannada
- ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಾ
- Konkani
- अश्वगंधा
- Korean
- 아슈와간다
- Lithuanian
- Migdomoji vitanija
- Macedonian
- Ашваганда
- Malayalam
- അമുക്കുരം, അമുക്കിരം, അശ്വഗന്ധ
- Marathi
- आसकंद, अश्वगंधा, आस्कंध
- mul
- Ashwaganda, Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, Ooison gooseberry, Winter cherry
- Nepali
- अश्वगन्धा
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ashwagandha, Giftig stikkelsbær, Indisk ginseng, Vinterkirsebær, Withaina
- Persian
- جینسنگ هند
- pi
- 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥
- Polish
- Witania ospała, Ashwaganda, Żeń-szeń indyjski
- Punjabi
- ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ
- Russian
- Индийский женьшень, Ашваганда, Зимняя вишня
- sah
- Ашваганда
- Serbian
- Ašvaganda
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉသၵိုၼ်း, မႆႉသၵိုၼ်း, မႆႉၵိုၼ်း
- Sinhala
- අමුක්කරා
- Southern Sotho
- Bofepha, Moferangopa, Mosala-marupi, Mosalasopeng
- Spanish
- Ashwagandha, Beleño macho, Bufera, Orvale, Solano acarreador de sueño, Tomate del diablo, Vejiguilla, Veleño de letargos
- ss
- Vimhepe
- Tamil
- அமுக்கிரா, அசுவகந்தி, அமுக்கராக் கிழங்கு, அமுக்கிரான் கிழங்கு, அஷ்வகந்தா
- Telugu
- అశ్వగంధ
- Urdu
- اسگندھ ناگواری
- Vietnamese
- Sâm Ấn Độ
- Zulu
- Ibuvimbha, Ubuvimba, Umaqhunsula
Synonyms
- Alicabon somniferum (L.) Raf.
- Hypnoticum somniferum Rodr. ex Boiss.
- Physalis flexuosa L.
- Physalis flexuosa Wall.
- Physalis scariosa Webb & Berthel.
- Physalis somnifera L.
- Physalis tomentosa Thunb.
- Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench
- Withania chevalieri A.E.Gonç.
- Withania kansuensis K.Z.Kuang & A.M.Lu
- Withania macrocalyx (Chiov.) Chiov.
- Withania microphysalis Suess.
- Withania mucronata Chiov.
- Withania obtusifolia Täckh.
- Withania sicula Lojac.
- Withania somnifera subsp. obtusifolia (Täckh.) Abedin, M.A.Al-Yahya, Chaudhary & J.S.Mossa
- Withania somnifera subsp. somnifera
- Withania somnifera var. abhaica Alsuhaimi, M.A.Ali & Alwahibi
- Withania somnifera var. macrocalyx Chiov.
- Withania somnifera var. somalensis Schinz
Flowers
- In flower
- July to May (from 144 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Antonio León Mangado, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Cahen, 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.