Carried by 2 nurseries
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Solanum douglasii is a species of nightshade 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. Solanum douglasii is a perennial herb or subshrub approaching two meters in maximum height. The stem is coated in short, white hairs. The leaves may be up to 9 centimeters long and have smooth or toothed edges. The inflorescence is an umbel-shaped array of flowers with star-shaped white corollas up to a centimeter wide. There are generally green spots at the bases of the corolla lobes. The yellow anthers are a few millimeters in length. Flowers may be seen blooming throughout much of the year. The fruit is a spherical berry up to a centimeter wide. Native Americans used the juice of the berries medicinally, and as dye for tattooing.
Perennial herb
4 - 7 ft Tall
White, Lavender
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Extremely Low, Very Low
Moderate
For propagating by seed: No treatment; sow outdoors in late summer. Spring sowing gives fair
Dry places
Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 33 likely
Ipsilon Dart
Agrotis ipsilon
Old Man Dart
Agrotis vetusta
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica