Solanum elaeagnifolium
silverleaf nightshade, tomato weed, trompillo, white horsenettle, white nightshade, silver-leaf nightshade, white horse nettle, tomato weed, white horse-nettle
Family
Solanaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire, repand, sinuate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblong, lanceolate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
blue, purple, white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
0.5 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Armed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
3
Animal Use
The following information is for the genus Solanum: Animals that eat its fruit: Wood duck, Sora rail, Eastern white-winged dove, Bobwhite quail, Wild turkey, Cardinal, Catbird, Eastern meadowlark, Mockingbird, Fox sparrow, Golden-crowned sparrow, Swamp sparrow, White-crowned sparrow, Hermit thrush, Brown towee, Raccoon, Eastern skunk, Spotted skunk. Animals that eat its fruit and leaves: Pocket gopher, Moles, Pocket mouse (Martin et al. 1951).
Habitat
Dry sterile soils in open woods, prairies, waste places, disturbed soils, roadsides, pastures.