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red nightshade

Solanum villosum

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) chasemathey, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.

United States	599
Alaska	534
Spain	368
Israel	209
Italy	169
Jerusalem District	149
France	130
Cataluña/Catalunya	127
Andalucía	93
Occitanie	68

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	nightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales
Family	nightshade family · Solanaceae
Genus	nightshades · Solanum

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
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