Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Solanum mauritianum Scop. SOLANACEAE bugweed, earleaf nightshade, wild tobacco tree, woolly nightshade, bug berry, bugtree, tobacco bush gwayana Highly Invasive, Major problem species Origin: South America (NE Argentina, SouthBrazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) Growth Form: Tree/shrub Plant Description: Plant: Unarmed, branched shrub or small tree 2–4(–10) m high; all parts except older stems covered with whitish-felty hairs. Leaves: Dull green and velvety above, white-felty beneath, up to 250 mm long x 100 mm wide, emit a strong smell when bruised; stipules ovate, 20 mm long. Flowers: Purple, in compact terminal clusters, on densely felty stalks up to 100 mm long, all year. Fruit: Globose berries 10 mm across, green turning yellow, in compact terminal clusters. Key Features: Control: cutting, stem painting or soil applied and foliar Comments: More information: Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page Photo - fruit/leaves K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - flowers/leaves K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - flowers/fruit/leaves K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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