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Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
silverleaf nightshade
Symbol: SOEL
Group: Dicot
Family: Solanaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Distribution by State


Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

SOEL

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Kansas distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information Utah distribution information linked offsite at Utah State University California distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information South Carolina distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

View 41 genera in Solanaceae, 102 species in Solanum

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Classification:
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae
                      Order Solanales
                         Family Solanaceae – Potato family
                            Genus Solanum L. – nightshade
                               Species Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. – silverleaf nightshade

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Noxious Weed Information:
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Arkansas:
        purple nightshade     Noxious weed
California:
        white horsenettle     B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
        silverleaf nightshade     Noxious weed
Idaho:
        silverleaf nightshade     Noxious weed
Nevada:
        white horsenettle     Noxious weed
Oregon:
        silverleaf nightshade     "A" designated weed
        silverleaf nightshade     Quarantine
Washington:
        silverleaf nightshade     Class A noxious weed
        silverleaf nightshade     Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine

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Invasive Information:
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
        silverleaf nightshade
        trompillo
        white horsenettle
        tomato weed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30429.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Related Web Sites:
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

    Arizona: abstract & image of silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)
    CA-Noxious Weed Photographic Gallery (CDFA)
    Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
    Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images
    NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters
    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
    Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes
    Virginia Tech: abstract & image
    WA-King County Noxious Weeds

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