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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and Allies
  6. Nightshade Family
  7. Nightshades
  8. Black Nightshade Complex
  9. Greenspot Nightshade

species 10,670 observations

Greenspot Nightshade

Solanum douglasii

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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58 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Streaked Twirler, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth 23
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Perdita lenis 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Eggplant Tortoise Beetle, Western Potato Flea Beetle 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Colorado Potato Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak 17
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors California Bumble Bee, Lema balteata, American Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee 15

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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