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Solanum lyratum
Also called Lyreleaf Nightshade
Lyre Leaf Nightshade is a scrambling shrub or climber from East Asia, found in forest edges and disturbed ground. It is a toxic plant best kept out of reach, and it is grown mainly as a landscape or wild plant rather than a houseplant.
Solanum lyratum, the lyreleaf nightshade, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. Usually found in forests, it is also somewhat weedy and can be found on disturbed ground.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum lyratum 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.
