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Solanum campylacanthum
Also called Apple Of Sodom, Poison Apple, Snake Apple, Sodom Apple, Thorn Apple, Yellow Bitter Apple
Bitter Apple is a spiny shrub or small tree from dry tropical Africa, grown mainly as a hardy ornamental or for its traditional medicinal uses. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and tolerates drought once established.
Solanum campylacanthum is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
The species is very common and is widespread in grasslands, savannas, and woodlands. It can be found in eastern, central and southern Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum campylacanthum 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.
