Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)

   

Silverleaf Nightshade flower (Solanum elaeagnifolium). Photograph by Karen Loomis.

• Common English Names: Silverleaf Nightshade, Purple Nightshade, White Horsenettle
• Common Spanish Names: Trompillo, Revienta Caballos
• Scientific Name: Solanum elaeagnifolium (sow-LAN-um ee-lee-ag-nih-FOL-ee-um)
• Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)
• Geographic Range: Most of United States and south into South America.
• Plant Form: Perennial.
• Remarks: Generally considered a noxious, invasive weed with spiny stems, blue flowers. Toxic to livestock. Reproduces by seed, root fragments, and rhizomes.

Last Update: 4 Sep 2006