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  5. Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and Allies
  6. Nightshade Family
  7. Nightshades
  8. Mullein Nightshade

species 1,182 observations

Mullein Nightshade

Solanum donianum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

38 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 Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Colorado Potato Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 13
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Oblique Streaktail, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 4

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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