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Solanum acerifolium is a prickly, upright nightshade shrub or herb, usually 0.5 to 3 m tall, that grows wild in forest edges, pastures and coffee plantations. It is a weedy plant rather than a garden favourite, so it is seldom grown on purpose.
Solanum acerifolium is a species of small flowering shrub that belongs to the Solanaceae family, commonly known as the nightshade family. The species description was first published by a French botanist, Michel Félix Dunal in 1816.
Solanum acerifolium is capable of populating many different habitats including forest clearings, pastures, roadsides, and ravines. S. acerifolium has also been correlated with growing close to and inside coffee plantations. It is possible that the commerce of coffee could be the reason for its success in distribution across countries in southern Mexico and South America. S. acerifolium is typically found at altitudes of 1200 to 2000 meters.
There is little known regarding the economic status of this plant but, the status of this species in Brazil is "problematic", considered a weedy shrub.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum acerifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
