✿Solanaceae · Solanum
Mullein Nightshade
Solanum verbascifolium
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solanum verbascifolium
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Goa, Delhi, Jharkhand, Manipur, Puducherry, Chandigarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಚೌಡಂಗಿ
- Tamil
- தக்காளி பேரினம்
- Telugu
- సొలానమ్
- Malayalam
- സൊളാനം
About Mullein Nightshade
A member of the Solanaceae family, Mullein nightshade (Solanum verbascifolium) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka and 29 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Botanical family
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Mullein Nightshade belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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