Weed
silverleaf nightshade, tomato weed, trompillo, white horsenettle, white nightshade
True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.
LenticularLenticular:
Lens-shaped, circular in outline with convex sides.
with hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
indent
Light brown
Faintly reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.
and leathery
HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus). is in a slight indentation on the margin.
Seed has similar characteristics to Solanum carolinense except these are larger. This seed tends to have a twist in its entire structure.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Washington
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Solanaceae
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
