Silver Leaved Night Shade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Silver Leaved Night Shade
Identify Silver Leaved Night Shade by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Solanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Silver Leaved Night Shade.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum elaeagnifolium
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Central and South-west USA
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Leaves and stems are covered with downy hairs (trichomes) that lie against and hide the surface, giving a silvery or grayish appearance.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Silver Leaved Night Shade itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The plant produces glossy yellow, orange, or red berries that last all winter and may turn brown as they dry.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Silver Leaved Night Shade itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Silver Leaved Night Shade
Silver leaved night shade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is a herb in the Solanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Uses
Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Silver Leaved Night Shade belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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