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Solanaceae
Glossy nightshade
Solanum americanum
Also known as Solanum amarantoides, Solanum inops, Solanum americanum subsp. nodiflorum, Solanum merrillianum
Native Plants · Solanum · Nightshade · Weed · Disturbed Soil · Bird Plant · Toxic Berries · Wildflower · Annual · Cosmopolitan Weed · Invasive Potential
Glossy nightshade is a fast-growing weedy annual or short-lived perennial that establishes readily in disturbed soils with little intervention. It bears small white star-shaped flowers followed by glossy black berries that are attractive to birds but toxic to humans. This plant is generally considered a weed rather than a cultivated species and is not recommended for intentional planting in home gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; tolerates brief dry spells but performs best with consistent moisture · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alberta, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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