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 1–28 of 28 plants in Solanum
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
Native
Bahama Nightshade
Solanum bahamense
Solanaceae
Native
Blue Potato Tree
Solanum wrightii
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Buffalo-Bur
Solanum rostratum
Solanaceae
Native
Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
Solanaceae
Native
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Native
Divine Nightshade
Solanum nigrescens
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
Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
Solanaceae
Native
Jamaican Nightshade
Solanum jamaicense
Solanaceae
Native
Jerusalem Cherry
Solanum pseudocapsicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Mullein Nightshade
Solanum donianum
Solanaceae
Native
Ochlockonee Groundcherry
Solanum perplexum
Solanaceae
Native
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Potato Tree
Solanum erianthum
Solanaceae
Native
Red Buffalo-Bur
Solanum sisymbriifolium
Solanaceae
Introduced
Solanum umbellatum
Solanaceae
Native
Tall Nightshade
Solanum chenopodioides
Solanaceae
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Solanaceae
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Tropical Soda-Apple
Solanum viarum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Turkey Berry
Solanum torvum
Solanaceae
NativeInvasive II
Twoleaf Nightshade
Solanum diphyllum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.