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  5. Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and Allies
  6. Nightshade Family
  7. Nightshades
  8. Spiny Solanums
  9. Bahama Nightshade

species 1,253 observations

Bahama Nightshade

Solanum bahamense

Status
maybe native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

40 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth, Virginian Tiger Moth 21
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Colorado Potato Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Great Southern White, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Oblique Streaktail 5

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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