Hairy Nightshade
Hairy Nightshade
Solanum sarrachoides Sendtn.
Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)
▲ seedlings
▲ ▼ young plants
▲ ▼ young mature plant and flowers
▲ ▼ flowers
▲ fruit
▲ ▼ mature plants
Hairy nightshade:
- an annual, similar to eastern black nightshade, but entire plant is covered with dense hairs
- leaves, stems have pungent (bad?) odor if handled, or if plant wilts
- flower and fruit are similar to eastern black nightshade, except mature fruit stays green longer
- an increasingly common weed in agronomic crops