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 eleagnifolium
Silver-leaf Nightshade
Solonaceae
Location: 180 m west of Oakwell Farms Parkway and 5 m north of the East-West path--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Half shade; normal moisture; alkaline, alluvial soil. Abundant in several colonies.
Description: Erect perennial from a very deep taproot, averaging 70 cm tall. Minor branching on upper 1/3. Silver-canescent throughout. Flowers few, in cymes; corolla violet.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 14, 1987
Specimen number: 124
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0387
Accession Date: May 25, 1993
Accession Number: 24
Annotations: SCXRB
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