species 60,779 observations
Silverleaf Nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Field notes
Supports All
99
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Frumenta davidi, Frumenta nephelomicta, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth
37
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Perdita lenis
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Texas Potato Beetle, Eggplant Tortoise Beetle
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Band-winged Hover Fly, Colorado Potato Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Potato Flea Beetle
21
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Sonoran Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Ptiloglossa arizonensis, Valley Carpenter Bee
38
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.