Solanum triflorum
Species of flowering plant
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Solanum triflorum is a species of nightshade, in the family Solanaceae, also known as cutleaf nightshade[1] and small nightshade.[2] Like many nightshades, S. triflorum is native to South America, specifically to Argentina;[3] it has made its way onto other continents, including Europe and Australia,[4] as an introduced species, where it is deemed a weed, at times. It is also typically considered native to much of the Eastern and Western parts of the United states and parts of Canada, although there is some debate on the matter.[3]
| Solanum triflorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. triflorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum triflorum | |
Description
It grows in many types of habitats, preferring tilled, disturbed terrain for germinating. It is an annual herb, producing sprawling, decumbent stems dotted with new growth.[4] These decumbent, horizontal stems may quickly grow up to a meter in all directions. Solanum triflorum is covered in trichomes and hairs, which are sometimes mistaken for glands. The leaves are a few centimeters long, and deeply “cut” into slightly pointed, serrated lobes, giving its common name, “cutleaf”. The inflorescence bears two or three flowers, each just under a centimeter wide when fully open. The flower is usually white, but may be greenish or purple-tinged. The fruit is a berry roughly a centimeter wide.
