Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Silverleaf Nightshade, Silver-leaf Nightshade, White Horse Nettle, Trompillo, Tomato Weed, Bull Nettle
Solanaceae (Potato Family)
USDA Symbol: SOELUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Silver-leaf Nightshade
Solonaceae
Location: North side of Canyon Lake on roadside at 800 Military Drive, Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful in colony on caliche roadfill.
Description: Dense stellate hairs give plant a silvery-green appearance. A few prickles can be found on the pedicels. Flowers blue, 2.5 cm wide. Perennial
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 23, 1993
Specimen number: 137
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0393
Accession Date: Jun 25, 1993
Accession Number: 31
Annotations: SCXRC