Silverleaf Nightshade or Silver-leaved Nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, Solanaceae. Greece.
Silverleaf Nightshade or Silver-leaved Nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, Solanaceae. Greece. Solanum elaeagnifolium, the silverleaf nightshade or silver-leaved nightshade, is a species of plant in the nightshade family native to North and South America. It is common in parts of southwestern USA, and sometimes weed of western North America. Other common names include prairie berry, silverleaf nettle, white horsenettle or silver nightshade. In South Africa it is known as silver-leaf bitter-apple or satansbos. Solanum elaeagnifolium, known as Texas tomato, was introduced into Greece around 1940, perhaps through the American Farm School in Thessaloniki. It has become a noxious weed in many parts of the world. It Greece it is particularly abundant around Thessaloniki, being gregarious along roadsides. It is toxic to both humans and livestock.
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Location: Thessaloniki, Greece.
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