Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–48 of 70 plants in Solanaceae
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
Native
Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia arborea
Solanaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Apple-Of-Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Solanaceae
Introduced
Bahama Nightshade
Solanum bahamense
Solanaceae
Native
Blue Potato Tree
Solanum wrightii
Solanaceae
Introduced
Blue Potatobush
Lycianthes rantonnetii
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazil Raintree
Brunfelsia pauciflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Buffalo-Bur
Solanum rostratum
Solanaceae
Native
Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
Solanaceae
Native
Carolina Wolfberry
Lycium carolinianum
Solanaceae
Native
Carpenter's Groundcherry
Calliphysalis carpenteri
Solanaceae
NativeImperiled
Chili Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Solanaceae
Native
Chinese Teaplant
Lycium chinense
Solanaceae
Introduced
Clammy Groundcherry
Physalis heterophylla
Solanaceae
Native
Coastal Groundcherry
Physalis angustifolia
Solanaceae
Native
Cock's-Eggs
Salpichroa origanifolia
Solanaceae
Introduced
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Native
Cultivated Tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Solanaceae
Native
Cypresshead Groundcherry
Physalis arenicola
Solanaceae
Native
Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Desert Thorn-Apple
Datura discolor
Solanaceae
Native
Divine Nightshade
Solanum nigrescens
Solanaceae
Native
Downy Thorn-Apple
Datura innoxia
Solanaceae
Native
Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
Solanaceae
Native
Eastern Black Nightshade
Solanum emulans
Solanaceae
Native
Eggplant
Solanum melongena
Solanaceae
Introduced
European Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Five-Minute Plant
Solanum atropurpureum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Garden Petunia
Petunia × atkinsiana
Solanaceae
Introduced
Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
Solanaceae
Native
Golden Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia aurea
Solanaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Hairy Groundcherry
Physalis pubescens
Solanaceae
Native
Heart Leaf Groundcherry
Physalis cordata
Solanaceae
Native
Jamaican Nightshade
Solanum jamaicense
Solanaceae
Native
Japanese-Lantern
Alkekengi officinarum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Jerusalem Cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
Solanaceae
Introduced
Large-Flowered Tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
Solanaceae
Introduced
Long-Flower Tobacco
Nicotiana longiflora
Solanaceae
Introduced
Long-Leaved Groundcherry
Physalis longifolia
Solanaceae
Native
Magnificent Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia insignis
Solanaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Metel Devil's Trumpet
Datura metel
Solanaceae
Introduced
Mullein Nightshade
Solanum donianum
Solanaceae
Native
Night Bells
Brugmansia suaveolens
Solanaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Night Jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
Solanaceae
Native
Ochlockonee Groundcherry
Solanum perplexum
Solanaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.