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not marked as a favorite taxon Solanum capsicoides Allioni. Common name: Soda-apple, Cockroachberry, Sodom-apple. Phenology: Apr-Oct (-Mar). Habitat: Disturbed areas, open woodlands. Distribution: Native of tropical America. The nativity of this species in the Southeast is uncertain.

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ID notes: Solanum capsicoides is a shrub, 0.3-1 (-2) m tall, with large (2-4 cm diameter), orange to red fruits.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, K4, WH3; = Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. — RAB, S, Tx, misapplied; = Solanum ciliatum Lam. — Bah. Basionym: Solanum capsicoides All. 1773

Links to other floras: = Solanum capsicoides - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Solanum capsicoides© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷

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