| Solanum sisymbrifolium Lam. |
| SOLANACEAE |
| sticky nightshade, dense thorned bitter apple, wild tomato |
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Invasive, Problem species |
| Origin: South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) |
| Growth Form: Shrub |
| Plant Description: Plant: Much-branched, very spiny, low shrub 0.5–1.5 m high, with extensive root system; all parts covered with sticky, glandular hairs and bright orange-red to brown-yellow spines up to 20 mm long.
Leaves: Dull green, spiny, glandular-hairy, deeply pinnately lobed and toothed, up to 200 mm long; spines mainly on midrib and veins.
Flowers: White, cream or bluish, all year.
Fruit: Shiny berries, green turning bright red, about 15 mm across. |
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More information:
Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page
NRCS Plants Database
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Illustration
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
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| KEY |
 Confirmed (herbarium specimen) |
 Visual record |
 Suspected |
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