species 468 observations
Jamaican Nightshade
Solanum jamaicense
Field notes
Supports All
50
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Creamy Stripe-streak, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth
23
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eggplant Tortoise Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Swainson's Thrush, Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
20
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Oblique Streaktail
6
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
From USDA PLANTS.