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Solanum douglasii
Also called Green Spot Nightshade
Greenspot nightshade is a perennial herb or subshrub of western North America, reaching about 2 metres, grown mainly for its star-shaped white flowers and black berries. It needs full sun or part shade and well-drained soil, and it thrives in dry, warm conditions.
Solanum douglasii is a North American species of plant in the family Solanaceae known by the common name greenspot nightshade.
It is native to the northern half of Mexico and the southwestern south-central United States. Its habitat includes scrub and woodland.
Many species in the genus are toxic. Native Americans used the juice of the berries medicinally, and the Luiseño used it as dye for tattooing.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum douglasii 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.
