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species 3,399 observations

Cockroach Berry

Solanum capsicoides

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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49 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Potato Tuber Moth, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth 26
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Eggplant Tortoise Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Colorado Potato Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Oblique Streaktail 6

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Annual Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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